Nungali

This could do with its own separate thread !

When opposites do not attract ; Who is this maiden robed for a bride,White shoulders and bright brows adorable,The flaming locks that clothe her, and abide,As God were bathing in the fire of Hell?They change, they grow, they shakeAs sunlight on the lake: Oh wait ... that's me .

again, that depends on the type of love you are wanting a definition for . Example , take 'mother love ' ; love x the 'motherly instinct' x (for some ) a vast range of things - it's complex . Relationship love could be anything like ; love X the need for companionship x lust x (even ) domination / submission x (even perhaps x reproductive instincts - a huge unconscious driver of 'love' ) . I realize this is bound to be unpopular ... 'sacred cows' and all that . If it is pure love one wants to understand we need to remove all the x ( 'times by' - 'types' ) . What we are left with is a universal force that causes attractions and combinations that produce 'new energies' . of course 'attractions' can also postulate original separations and that postulates original unity . How about this ? Love is the motivation to get back to singularity ? If you are 'running' on more than that , it isn't 'pure' . I do agree with you about the 'giving' though ... it may not matter if the other knows if you even exist or not . . . . you might still feel 'the buzz' . It's a deep psychological interaction with one's anima / animus . Liz Green ( the psychologist / mythic tarot creator ) talks about this to some extent - its a projection . She explains how , when this occurs , if we connect with that person , it might end up a disappointment ( as they are human after all ) - that once radiant God / Goddess now squeezes the toothpaste tube from the wrong end or farts in bed ! Liz even suggests its better if we never connect with them ... just enjoy your love 'from afar ' . I am sure some of this dynamic comes into play with 'deity' ... its usually a 'bhakti ' process and that can even be with ... as AI tells us ( ) " "bhakti" refers to loving devotion, attachment, and faith in a personal God or deity, or even a formless ultimate reality "

< fake cough > Quick ! I need some of that !

I have to interrupt you here .... praying does not work . ( If it did I would own a midget brothel by now ) opposites attracting is the essential nature of love ... essential . if oxygen didn't love hydrogen so much, we would not have water ( even though oxygen requires a threesome ) Any other form of love is bound to be a mix . A bit out of time now ... I was going to list the 'mixes' ... maybe later .

I remember sitting at a little bar in a Chinese restaurant waiting for a table . Looking at the little 'traditional' plastic altar set up I noticed the incense had a glowing tip, but no smoke . I watched it and it did not burn down .... " Excuse me ... is that incense stick electric ? " Girl on the cash register looks closely .... " Yes , I believe it is, I never noticed that before . " Now, I hesitate to ask ... but what function does electricity have for a Buddha ? is it 'electro-magnetic levitation ' , or something more ...... 'base' ?

Like a hand full of krill ... I think we can rule that one out . Some whale tour operators have noted that a whale will choose a certain person in a group to interact with ... and ignore others . If the person comes back , the same whale will go back to them for interaction . In one case a Momma whale bought her new baby to meet her 'human friend' . ?

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Wait ! How many tigers are in Texas ? We don't do the 'exotic animal market' much here . Maybe someone has a ferret or a parrot . We cant even make pets with our natives ( although I don't see the point personally , I have 'feral pets ' eg. late yesterday afternoon I was working on a little garden project at the end of the day and looked up ... oh, there are two pademelons watching me .... and there is one in the drive way, and two over there behind me - if you carry on and ignore them they ignore you, look too long and they hop off . ) I saw a 'reverse zoo' recently - a huge outdoor area with various habitats . You are driven in in a safari car into a shelter that opens out into a huge cage , that people get in and then the lions are all around looking at you , coming up to the cage and standing up and leaning on it while the attendant fed them morsels of meat ( by using long handled tongs ) . One person became transfixed - just centimeters away staring deep into mama lions huge eyes . I remember once my elder brother came home 'charged up ' - electric .... looked like he had 'seen a ghost ' or a UFO or something . He had been out fishing on the ocean in his tiny little boat ( he was often admonished for going out on the open sea is such a small boat ) . He was fishing and 'the bottom came up ' - that's what he said it looked like ... all of a sudden the water got shallower and shallower and stopped just under his boat , moved to the side and he realized it was a whale , it rolled over and bought its eye out of the water and eyeballed him . He said its eye was as big as a dinner plate and about as far away as one of his oars length . He said he sat there dumbfounded looking right into its eye and he couldn't move .

Aussie version from 'paperbark tree' here is Luke , my teacher's nephew , showing some paperbark skills .... to harvest it you don't even need to make a stone knife , the right shaped river rock will do it ;

AI Overview Learn more The statement "love is like a cork tree" can be interpreted metaphorically, suggesting that love, like a cork tree, can be resilient, adaptable, and sustainable, with the ability to regenerate and grow, much like the cork oak's ability to regrow its bark. Here's a more detailed breakdown: Resilience and Strength: Like a cork tree that can withstand harsh conditions and be harvested repeatedly, love can be a source of strength and resilience in relationships, enduring challenges and setbacks. Growth and Renewal: The cork tree's ability to regrow its bark after harvest symbolizes the potential for love to grow, evolve, and renew itself over time. Sustainability and Longevity: Cork oaks can live for centuries and be harvested multiple times, much like love that can be a long-lasting and sustainable force in a relationship. Adaptability: Cork trees are native to the Mediterranean region and are known for their ability to adapt to different climates and environments, just like love can adapt to different situations and relationships. Symbolism: The cork tree is a symbol of nature's resilience and adaptability, and its connection to love can be seen as a reminder of the power and beauty of human connection. Practical Application: The idea of "love is like a cork tree" can be used to encourage people to view their relationships as a source of strength, growth, and renewal, and to appreciate the sustainable nature of love. Cork Oak: Quercus suber is the scientific name for the cork oak, a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree native to the Mediterranean region. Cork Harvesting: Cork oaks can be harvested for their bark every 9 to 12 years without causing damage to the tree, and a single cork oak can be harvested over 16 times in its lifetime. Other Uses: Cork is used for a variety of purposes, including wine bottle stoppers, cork flooring, and as the cores of cricket balls. Generative AI is experimental. I prefer the Casuarina ; its long soft needles combed by the wind , they breath with a gentle whooshing sound and are used as a natural paint brush to 'lash' the skin with white clay (for ceremony ) , dried they make good tinder in a copse they gather together and cover the ground with depth of soft needles like a mattress and allow the dappled light through, an excellent place to set up camp . Beautiful in form , I planted one directly outside my my front windows . Can a man love a tree ? I think so .

A curious phenomena ; some are like that in 'real life' ...... the 'lovable rascal ' ... something about them is 'likable ' ... even though you will never get your money back after a loan .

It comes with its own cooling system, don't worry if it drips water , but remember to keep the water topped up .

'Junk DNA' is like most junk ... can;t figure out what it is for , or think of a way of recycling it ? ... its junk ! 'Junk' ( 'Non-coding' ) DNA is like the systems in your car ; all the components we can observe functioning and understand are like 'regular DNA' but how they function, when they 'run' or not and which other parts of the system they interact with , that's the 'junk' DNA . If you have climate control , all the mechanics of it are regular DNA , but its operation is junk DNA , if you don't have climate control , the same , but you are the junk . ... here is another thing ; there are all these traits that seem , in my observation (although some argue strongly against it ) it seems some of us come here with certain traits and , at least, proclivities . In some cases it seems certain they are not developed from environment and are not considered inherited genetically , yet .... there is a mass of DNA inside us that we don't understand ..... yet that cant be responsible for inheritance of things we don't think are genetically inherited ? .

You see them as a version of an old Ford ? ? ? .... oh wait , I get it ;