[John]
It's interesting to think that in a world of too many choices, "more
freedom" as in "more choices" isn't what's needed. What's needed is
a better way of sifting the choices we've got.
[Arlo]
Agree.
[John]
Childlike play and unpredictability are treasures in older people.
[Arlo]
The Te of Piglet. :-)
I do agree, of course. But I imagine our daily lives* would be much
different if everyone around us acted even a slight degree less
predictably than they do. In fact, I think Pirsig's words about the
Native American inability to adapt to a life with a "clock" very much
shows that "predictablity and routine" are two major imports we
offer. There was a John Cleese film (name escapes me) about a man
"addicted" to routine and clocks, and what happens when that "breaks".
I think its sad that the "childlike" spontaneity and enthusiasm to
"just follow Quality" is something modern culture beats out of you.
Of course, a capital economy could not function if everyone acted
like "wild Indians", and I think this ties back to Pirsig's comments
about what cost our wealth and power were attained with (what its
like to be a part of the world, and not an enemy of it).
In our present culture, could your friend be anything but an
exception to the rule?
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