[MD] the Romantic/Classical split

[MarshaV]

On Mar 12, 2011, at 4:23 PM, John Carl wrote:

> Marsha,
> 
> 
>> John,
>> 
>> If you are talking about man and woman, you might consider that not
>> everyone is
>> a part of a couple, or possibly not everyone is coupled throughout their
>> entire life.
>> The happily ever after part of the story is most often fantasy.
>> 
>> The only sameness is the constant difference.
>> 
>> 
> Even with the separation, the longing remains.  Heck, even with the union,
> the longing remains.  It's the longing that is the constant.
> 
> But we were discussing ZAMM and Lila, right?  Here's the difference then.
> In ZAMM the longing is unspoken, in Lila, it's fulfilled.  In Lila, the
> intellectual chemistry nerd discovers the steps of the dance.  That's the
> metaphysical triumph of my understanding.
> 
> Of course, all this is only an analogy...



And I love a good analogy...   :-)    
 
 
 
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