k2436
Bluelighter
I didnt write this, got it in my email today. Thought it was pretty cool. enjoy.
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Dialog With A Wisp of Smoke
Hello Self,
(Scene: Indian summer, a little forest campsite. Mid-afternoon. Sunny. Low humidity, about 73 degrees Fahrenheit. No breeze...)
Wisp of Smoke: "Hey, Dan, you've been over there for hours and hours. Whatcha doin?"
Dan: "Oh, just trying to put a puzzle together. It's a real doozie."
Wisp of Smoke: "Hmmm... What's is it?"
Dan: "It's a picture of God. I thought I'd try it out.
It says: 'God Puzzle! Now you can assemble a factual representation of an infinitely mysterious expanding unknowable total in your spare time. Amaze your friends.' etc., etc."
Wisp of Smoke: "Uh, yeah, right."
Dan: "Yep, it's a VERY complete picture. It's got over 6 billion pieces!"
Wisp of Smoke: "Jezus. That'll take you a lifetime to put together, Dan!"
Dan: "Nothing ventured nothing gained y'no. Every journey starts with a single step. There's no time like the present. And all that."
Wisp of Smoke: "But you haven't put ANY of the pieces together yet. All you've got are a bunch of piles of puzzle pieces. You can never assemble the puzzle if you don't start sticking the pieces together."
Dan: "Well, I was thinking that if I just eased into it, you know, kinda like divide and conquer, then maybe I could manage the whole thing. See, I'll put puzzle pieces into piles according to their similarities. I have red pieces over here, yellow pieces over there. Green pieces over yonder. Go about it piecemeal. Get it? Pieces with innies by my left hand, pieces with outties on my right hand. Divide and subdivide."
Wisp of Smoke: "Uh-oh. I hate to ask but what are all those pieces doing in the big pile behind you?"
Dan: "Those are the ones I haven't figured out yet."
Wisp of Smoke: "And what are those that are way over there in that even bigger pile?"
Dan: "Those are the ones I'm tossing out. I figure a puzzle with over 6 billion pieces can stand to lose a few. What the hell, right?"
Wisp of Smoke: "A few?"
Dan: "To me, when you're dealing with ANYTHING that has over 6 billion puzzle pieces to it, an omission of a few hundred thousand is no big sin."
Wisp of Smoke: "Dan, how can you put the puzzle together if you're not going to use them all? It's a 'picture of God'. Remember?"
Dan: "Ow contrair, moan frair!" I don't HAVE to use all the pieces to get a picture of God. It's not in the instructions, but I know I can still get the complete picture even if I leave out a huge number of
pieces."
Wisp of Smoke: "I doubt it."
Dan: "Listen, a picture of God, from my point of view, Oh Smokey One, won't have any ugly pieces, any gray pieces or ones with funny shapes. It SHALT NOT have any pieces depicting unpleasant stuff like sex acts
only an acrobat could perform and it SHALT NOT have any puzzle pieces that indicate, you know, eeevil or any of that gooey black stuff."
Wisp of Smoke: "You're scarey, my acrobatic friend. But if you exclude so many of the pieces, whatever their nature, then you'll only get PART of the picture. Right?"
Dan: "Wrong-o! I'll get the picture of God I want to see."
Wisp of Smoke: "Wrong-o! You'll get a picture of God in the image of your own comfort zone."
Dan: "So?"
Wisp of Smoke: "It just scares me, that's all."
Dan: "So?"
Wisp of Smoke: "So, have you come across a piece of the puzzle that represents ME yet?"
Dan: "As a matter of fact, I have."
Wisp of Smoke: "So?"
Dan: "Don't worry, Wispy old pal, you're still within my comfort zone."
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Step outside your comfort zone and see your true eternal self with all its pieces! The pieces are just illusion.....THERE IS ONLY ONE PIECE......YOU!!!!!!
Peace and Love
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"Your understanding of life extends as far as the questions your prepared to ask."
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Dialog With A Wisp of Smoke
Hello Self,
(Scene: Indian summer, a little forest campsite. Mid-afternoon. Sunny. Low humidity, about 73 degrees Fahrenheit. No breeze...)
Wisp of Smoke: "Hey, Dan, you've been over there for hours and hours. Whatcha doin?"
Dan: "Oh, just trying to put a puzzle together. It's a real doozie."
Wisp of Smoke: "Hmmm... What's is it?"
Dan: "It's a picture of God. I thought I'd try it out.
It says: 'God Puzzle! Now you can assemble a factual representation of an infinitely mysterious expanding unknowable total in your spare time. Amaze your friends.' etc., etc."
Wisp of Smoke: "Uh, yeah, right."
Dan: "Yep, it's a VERY complete picture. It's got over 6 billion pieces!"
Wisp of Smoke: "Jezus. That'll take you a lifetime to put together, Dan!"
Dan: "Nothing ventured nothing gained y'no. Every journey starts with a single step. There's no time like the present. And all that."
Wisp of Smoke: "But you haven't put ANY of the pieces together yet. All you've got are a bunch of piles of puzzle pieces. You can never assemble the puzzle if you don't start sticking the pieces together."
Dan: "Well, I was thinking that if I just eased into it, you know, kinda like divide and conquer, then maybe I could manage the whole thing. See, I'll put puzzle pieces into piles according to their similarities. I have red pieces over here, yellow pieces over there. Green pieces over yonder. Go about it piecemeal. Get it? Pieces with innies by my left hand, pieces with outties on my right hand. Divide and subdivide."
Wisp of Smoke: "Uh-oh. I hate to ask but what are all those pieces doing in the big pile behind you?"
Dan: "Those are the ones I haven't figured out yet."
Wisp of Smoke: "And what are those that are way over there in that even bigger pile?"
Dan: "Those are the ones I'm tossing out. I figure a puzzle with over 6 billion pieces can stand to lose a few. What the hell, right?"
Wisp of Smoke: "A few?"
Dan: "To me, when you're dealing with ANYTHING that has over 6 billion puzzle pieces to it, an omission of a few hundred thousand is no big sin."
Wisp of Smoke: "Dan, how can you put the puzzle together if you're not going to use them all? It's a 'picture of God'. Remember?"
Dan: "Ow contrair, moan frair!" I don't HAVE to use all the pieces to get a picture of God. It's not in the instructions, but I know I can still get the complete picture even if I leave out a huge number of
pieces."
Wisp of Smoke: "I doubt it."
Dan: "Listen, a picture of God, from my point of view, Oh Smokey One, won't have any ugly pieces, any gray pieces or ones with funny shapes. It SHALT NOT have any pieces depicting unpleasant stuff like sex acts
only an acrobat could perform and it SHALT NOT have any puzzle pieces that indicate, you know, eeevil or any of that gooey black stuff."
Wisp of Smoke: "You're scarey, my acrobatic friend. But if you exclude so many of the pieces, whatever their nature, then you'll only get PART of the picture. Right?"
Dan: "Wrong-o! I'll get the picture of God I want to see."
Wisp of Smoke: "Wrong-o! You'll get a picture of God in the image of your own comfort zone."
Dan: "So?"
Wisp of Smoke: "It just scares me, that's all."
Dan: "So?"
Wisp of Smoke: "So, have you come across a piece of the puzzle that represents ME yet?"
Dan: "As a matter of fact, I have."
Wisp of Smoke: "So?"
Dan: "Don't worry, Wispy old pal, you're still within my comfort zone."
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Step outside your comfort zone and see your true eternal self with all its pieces! The pieces are just illusion.....THERE IS ONLY ONE PIECE......YOU!!!!!!
Peace and Love
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"Your understanding of life extends as far as the questions your prepared to ask."
