Yes, I was practicing up on my irony.
--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <authfriend@...> wrote:
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> --- In [email protected], "sharelong60" <sharelong60@> wrote:
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> > Bob Price D, how you do stumble into brilliance
>
> Yep, Stumblin' Bob, we call him.
>
> (BTW, I think by "old embalming fluid salesmen," he was
> referring to Xeno.)
>
> , pointing out one of the most fun aspects of studying literature: different
> interpretations of the same piece! You with your vain and deluded king, me
> with my trembling in their boots subjects who consequently are willing to
> collude with their sovereign in his vanity and delusion. Does the child's
> utterance not sweep all characters up in one innocent observation?
> > PS I promise you on our sacred literary partnership that I have never sold
> > any fluids, embalming or otherwise.
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "bobpriced" <bobpriced@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In [email protected], Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Price, I often enjoy when Ravi gets upset. All I'm asking for is a
> > > > little consistency. I realize it's very silly of me.
> > >
> > > ***I would say Raja Ravi is consistent about encouraging self awareness;
> > > I can see where that might seem inconsistent, to old embalming fluid
> > > salesmen---with little or no sense of humour.
> > >
> > > > PS I think that child was making a deep observation as in: you grown
> > > > ups are cracked!
> > >
> > > ***and here I thought it was about the Emperor's vanity, thanks for the
> > > clarification; what the hell was Hans Christian Andersen thinking.
> > >
> > >
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YCJt6aTiAc
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> > > > ________________________________
> > > > From: Bob Price <bobpriced@>
> > > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 1:06 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Religious delusional beliefs & the
> > > > myth of the invincible, infallible Goddess
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> > > > Share, are you saying when the child said: "But he isn't wearing
> > > > anything at all!", he was making a fashion statement?
> > > >
> > > > I've never noticed Raja Ravi get upset, although he does quite often
> > > > seem to make a meal out of Xeno's vanity.
> > > >
> > > > ________________________________
> > > > From: Share Long <sharelong60@>
> > > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 8:58:46 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Religious delusional beliefs & the
> > > > myth of the invincible, infallible Goddess
> > > >
> > > > Ravi, I realize you weren't talking about physical vulnerability. But
> > > > why not? After all, you get quite upset when Xeno gets abstract! Of
> > > > course, some folks also got upset when Xeno got not so abstract. Go
> > > > figure!
> > > >
> > > > ________________________________
> > > > From: Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.ravi@>
> > > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 4:39 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Religious delusional beliefs & the
> > > > myth of the invincible, infallible Goddess
> > > >
> > > > Hi dear SHare - as Judy says, it's irrelevant, I was not talking about
> > > > physical vulnerability. Plus you are Saint Share - you are the queen of
> > > > vulnerability, always accountable, responsible to your actions, your
> > > > emotions - the epitome of my dream woman - accountability,
> > > > responsibility and self-honesty are thy attributes.
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 10:08 AM, authfriend <authfriend@> wrote:
> > > >
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> > > > >--- In [email protected], Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote:
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> > > > >
> > > > >> Ravi, aren't we all forever vulnerable to reality? Right now I'm
> > > > >> breathing. Probably because my body is vulnerable to the reality of
> > > > >> its need for oxygen in order to function. OTOH, even in the context
> > > > >> of needing oxygen, what is THE reality? Some athletes take less
> > > > >> breaths in a moment than I do. Some yogis can suspend breathing for
> > > > >> a long time. People who have lived for a long time in very high
> > > > >> mountains don't need as much oxygen in their air. So, even on this
> > > > >> simple, physical level what is THE reality to which it is good to be
> > > > >> vulnerable?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > Share, that is just so *profound*. I'm sure Ravi will be
> > > > >grateful to you for pointing this out to him; it's so
> > > > >very *relevant* to his point.
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