[MD] the Romantic/Classical split

[MarshaV]

>>> Marsha:
>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> 
>> John:
>> 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...
> 
> 
> Marsha: 
> And I love a good analogy...   :-)    


Marsha:  
There is some talk that this latest Japanese earthquake shifted the coastline 
nearly eight feet and moved the Earth's axis:


    "Margaret Atwood writes that when she asked a male friend
     why men felt threatened by women, he replied "They are 
     afraid that women will laugh at them."  When she asked a 
     group of women why women felt threatened by men, they 
     said, "We're afraid of being killed.""
       (Iglesias, Holly, 'Boxing Inside the Box')


This may be a "different" analogy...    



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