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One man discovered fragmented references to an obscure, and apparently ancient sport  -- 
which so intrigued him that he undertook to recreate it for himself. 

From the piecemeal info in hand, he believed he had a reasonably clear picture of the goal, and a sufficient conception of the basic playing techniques to at least get started. 

For many seasons he toiled to perfect his playing of the sport, with an ever increasing collateral desire to actually experience a scoring of the goal. 
But without success.
 
 

In one universe there exists a certain elective exertion whose singular reward IS the exertion. 
(A curious rumor persists which claims that few of those who take up the exertion ever realize the payoff  --  and I mean by both definitions of the word, "realize". 
They both never "understand" what the effort actually was, nor do they "obtain-the-profit" from same.) 

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  While homo sapiens are organized to find great satisfaction in the pleasures-of-the-flesh, (sex, food, movement  & relaxation), 
they experience their non physical life as endless episodes of irritation. 

The majority of humans do not find the irritations worthy of attention much beyond momentary moaning thereabout. 

A large part of being an ordinary, properly-serving human being is to, in-your-thoughts,  disagree with the thoughts expressed by other human beings, and to object to their failure to think correctly. 

Such are the specialized mechanics that make the unique domain of man go ‘round.

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  A son asked his father: "What do I have to know how to do besides play flatted thirds & sevenths to be a rock guitarist?" -- "Nothing." he replied. 

Later the lad asked his father: "What do I have to know how to do besides be critical to be a man-of-god?" -- "Nothing." he replied. 

The boy still later asked his father: "What do I have to know how to do besides make dire predictions to be a politician?" -- "Nothing." he replied. 

And after that the son asked his father: "What do I have to know how to do besides whine to be a poet?" -- "Nothing." he replied, and finally the lad came to his father and asked: "So what do I have to know how to do besides ‘nothing’ that I do not already know how to do to be able to do anything in particular in the non physical world?" and the elder just smiled and shrugged. 

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 Once everyone looked straight ahead. 
Then everyone began to look around. 
Most people are satisfied with how things are now -- 
-- a few aren’t. 
 

There were once creatures who lived in a slit. 
They evolved to living in a box. 
A few of them realized that they were still living in a confined space -- 
-- but it didn’t seem to bother anyone who didn’t notice.

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  Only instinct can put you in tight spots….. 
….no…. maybe that should read: 
Only things non instinctive can get you into tight spots…. 
….hummm, still doesn’t sound right…okay, let’s try this: 
"Only a super smart man, struggling-to-see-straight recognizes the implications of constructing a rat trap that looks like a cat. 

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  One man was qualified to teach algebra. 
He found himself in front of people who identified themselves as students of arithmetic. 
So he determined to confine his comments accordingly…………….but found himself unable to keep from telling them about algebra any way.

Anyone taller than you is "TALL,"
but no one dumber than you is dumber than you are.

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In the beginning, Adam was alone, and in physical paradise. 
(His brain was not yet producing conscious thought.) 

Then one day an apparently supernatural voice called out: "Hey, you." 
(Consciousness was starting to get cranked up, and one of its features began to speak.) 

Several more times the unknown voice called out: "Hey, you." Until eventually he responded: "Who – me?" 
(Now consciousness had a second feature that could hear the first one talk.) 

As soon as Adam finally responded to the voice it immediately asked him a semi-accusatory question about himself. 
(The talking feature of consciousness was checking to see if the proper balance between it and the listening one had been established yet, 
and it required the question being presented several more times to Adam before he finally responded, 
proving that everything was now in place -- 

-- at which time Adam was unceremoniously tossed out of the quiet, peaceful, garden-of-physical-paradise, and into the cacophonous, busy world of consciousness. 

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 Only those who simply insist on a condo in Babel Towers answer questions about themselves.

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 A boy said to his father: "Tell me the benefit of, ‘Being Enlightened’." 
to which the elder replied: "If you must be told  --  there is no benefit."

  Jan
 
 
 

  You either get it or you don’t -- 
and there’s nothing to be done about it.

………except maybe -- go ahead and get it anyway.