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two men are hunting. one asks: did you ever hunt bear? the other one answers: no, but one time i went fishing in my shorts. I hope when I inevitably choke to death on gummy bears, people just say I was killed by bears and leave it at that. Actually, It isn’t a bear joke, but bear with me here… Why can’t pooh bear catch a date. Because he is always talking about his honey. What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear.

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"Also I think the current way of using facts to shut down how people feel about things is counterproductive. If people still feel the system is rigged then surely those facts have not solved the real issue? The fact checking way relies on suppression of feelings and so-called 'scientific evidence' rather than a resolution of said feelings." I agree with you in some ways here. But, it is such a thorny conundrum! The need to search for as much truth as possible is essential, yet to use it to suppress legitimate feelings, feeds into tribalism and confrontational politics! I would like you, if you would be so kind, to expand on this idea, please. Because, in many ways, this is at the root of a de-evolution that creates social/political cancer. I believe we must, become better at understanding how to, create greater health.

You have given me much with this thread, I am just trying to keep up.

The oldest surviving compositon on record.

this life here is short and this time demands its toll yet dwelling in Tao leaves me no regrets at all

Why don’t Buddhists vacuum in the corners? Because they have no attachments. A Meditation student asked his teacher, “Am I allowed to send you email?” “Yes,” replied the teacher, “But no attachments please.” Q: Why do mindfulness students love going to airports? A: Because they always get a free body scan!

Your specialty seems to be, to sum up a posting, with last sentences, or phrase that make no sense. Quoting you: "Living healthy will surely make many people unemployed or look elsewhere for employment." "Very few Dr. will tell you that what causes a disease, they have less resistance to fear just doctoring those symptoms. " "As I see it it is Influencers, people with time who should visit schools and make children more aware. I small and little steps. That would change society." BTW, I am on topic. I am criticising you, for spreading confusing information on this very sensitive topic.

I have read five of your posts. The fact that I could tell that English isn't ( or is not if you prefer) your first language should tell you something. The gist of what I was able to tell from your semi-coherent ramblings, is that you, come here with your glass full. What is the sense in that? Also, I had made no character judgements of you, until this response to me.

This woman headed straight to the water after she skipped the altar all together. Seems to me, to be a good way to clear the head. Apparently, getting out of her wedding dress, was not the highest priority.

He stocked up on beer and made sure that he had an ample amount of bait on hand to take full advantage of the flood waters right in his yard. He almost makes the flood look fun.

Your top or some else's?

There was something formless and perfect before the universe was born. It is serene. Empty. Solitary. Unchanging. Infinite. Eternally present. From it, like from a mother, everything living has come. It has no name so I shall call it Tao. It has no limit So I shall call it the infinite. It flows through all things, inside and outside, and returns to the origin of all things. Being infinite, it manifests as the spaciousness of the sky. it manifests as the vastness of galaxies, stars, and planets. it manifests as human life. Tao Te Ching - verse 25

“Say all you have to say in the fewest possible words, or your reader will be sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible words or he will certainly misunderstand them.” ― John Ruskin

Titian Bacchus and Ariadne (1520-23) National Gallery, London

Marion Bolognesi again:

Marion Bolognesi conquering the difficulty of facial expression/feeling through watercolor

"We will let you know when we figure out how our destiny might manifest.." Good luck on that!

I have become confused. I did not realise this was the what made you laugh thread.

Is English your first language? I often find your posts confusing, to the point of incoherence.

"I have talked today with one of my former qigong masters. It has been the first time since the pandemy and he has said to me clearly that everything is a real joke." I would advise that you pick your "masters" more wisely in the future.