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LudwigPastorius

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3. A little wave bobbed happily in the vast ocean, enjoying the sun and the breeze.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 04:24 PM

Jul 12

Suddenly, it noticed the waves in front of it crashing against the shore, disappearing in a burst of foam.

"Oh no!" the little wave cried, trembling. "Look what's going to happen to me! We're all going to crash and be nothing!"

A larger, older wave nearby overheard the little wave's distress and asked, "Why are you so sad?" The little wave explained his fear of crashing and becoming nothing.

The big wave replied with a gentle rumble, "No, you don't understand, little wave. You're not really a wave; you are the ocean."

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It Will Give You Goosebumps - Alan Watts On Existence [View all] Uncle Joe Jul 12 OP

We are even for an infinite amount of time. markodochartaigh Jul 12 #1

We are ALWAYS odd, but sometimes we are also even. To be only even is to be dead. To be even AND odd is desirable Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #9

IOW... buzzycrumbhunger Jul 12 #2

A little wave bobbed happily in the vast ocean, enjoying the sun and the breeze. LudwigPastorius Jul 12 #3

Waves are actually cycles, and all the particles in the universe are waves ("wave-particle duality"). We are the ocean.n Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #5

I think people turn to philosophy or religious dogma if they havent had a meaningful Karadeniz Jul 12 #4

No. People turn with and without. People always want to know "What's goin' on?" Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #8

Profound malaise Jul 12 #6

About 2:35 poses the question "a class of all classes" Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #7

This is a bit off topic but Bertie was so disturbed by the Soviet Union's getting The Bomb RVN VET71 Jul 15 #12

Man, that is one of his very best. Worth thinking about every word. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 12 #10

I was prepared to not like this - not into metaphysics, etc. But it's well worth the watch. erronis Jul 12 #11