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| On submitting to the infinite, you realize the power of submission. |
(Keeping God per se out of the concept for the moment,) this hortatory utterance suggests to me that by fully realizing and accepting the existence of an infinite, eternal universe around us, the existential horror of it all is allayed, and we can go back to the quotidian pleasures of keeping cats and eating yoghurt.
... which sort of matches what you said, Tom.
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| #18 (permalink) Sun Jul 23, 2006 15:12 pm Expression: "On submitting..." |
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
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| #19 (permalink) Sun Jul 23, 2006 15:17 pm Expression: "On submitting..." |
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Cute term :lol: ! I think I'll adopt it. It sounds friendlier than 'fluff' and my relationship with these highly reproductive 'critters' (thanks for this one, too!) might improve a bit.
| Mister Micawber wrote: |
(Keeping God per se out of the concept for the moment,) this hortatory utterance suggests to me that by fully realizing and accepting the existence of an infinite, eternal universe around us, the existential horror of it all is allayed, and we can go back to the quotidian pleasures of keeping cats and eating yoghurt.
... which sort of matches what you said, Tom. |
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Well done, MM! If that isn’t a demonstration of high-register language (I hope I’ve used the correct term)! And what a magnificent statement, too!
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