When you give yourself away bit by bit,
you end up with everything you need.
When you give yourself away all at once,
you end up with nothing.
This is one of the paradoxes of sacrifice.
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- I grew up in Christian fundamentalism, went to hell, came back, became a Presbyterian then a Buddhist Presbyterian, and now I'm a profane Presbyterian Zen Taoist -- not that I'm into labels or anything. Here's what I've learned so far: The more you know, the more you know you don't know.
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The Opposite is Also True
Customer Services knows that when you reclaim time, you will always be disappointed with the reality of the experience.
Customer Services recognizes that imbalance is a part of the life experience as much as tornadoes and earthquakes, and wishes all of you good luck as you hop to it.
Customer Services does not sell birds, believing that any animal raised in captivity is so full of fear as to be unlovable.
In solidarity with our National Parks, Customer Services believes only you can prevent forest fires.
Customer Services sends individualized greeting cards or picture post cards from any country in the free world that you would like to pretend to have visited.
To facilitate purchasing products from this store, Customer Services provides fully automated shopping carts for the elderly or disabled.
Customer Services is the closest thing to wisdom that anybody in a capitalist country can aspire to.
Disposable Prose November 2, 2009]
Dr. Mike
HK,
That's a very wise observation. I never thought of it that way before!
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