Andre said to John:
And here Anthony tells us the trials and tribulations he has with his three
wives...which inspired me to suggest the following: I have finally taken up the
courage to present the MoQ in a public forum. People of note have been invited
to attend and lo and behold: they are there. I'm a bit nervous and start the
lecture on the shortfalls of SOM philosophies. Their attention is roused and I
am about to launch into the MoQ proper when...oh no...I have to have a shit! I
don't mean a simple feeling of having to pass wind. No! I really have to fart
and I know there are going to be huge lumps in it. I am trying to 'keep myself
together' but this 'organic' level knocks very hard. It's not a matter of
'putting it off' it's a matter of priorities and I know what level demands
what. Not in 5 minutes' time, not in 1 minute time. I need to take action right
NOW! It's not very difficult to figure out the levels that are in competition
with each other and why. Is this a 'real experiential e
xample' enough for you John?
dmb hilariously misquotes Pirsig on the topic:
"The 'value' that holds a porcelain toilet bowl together and the 'value' that
holds a philosophy lecture together are obviously not the same thing. Therefore
to say that the world is nothing but value is just confusing, not clarifying.
Now this vagueness is removed by sorting out values according to levels of
evolution. The value that holds a toilet bowl together is an inorganic pattern
of value. The value that holds a lecture together is an intellectual pattern of
value. They are completely different from each other because they are at
different evolutionary levels. And they are completely different from the
biological pattern that can cause the most sceptical of intellectuals to leap
onto the toilet bowl." (Pirsig, LILA, Chapter 12)
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