07-08-2022, 11:18 PM
(07-08-2022, 03:18 PM)FlyingClayDisk Wrote: I believe in the good, hence the "fire" reference (which, to some I'm sure, seems counter-intuitive).
Not really so very counter-intuitive. I think most folks see fire only as a destructive force, but fire also cleanses, sterilizes, and purifies.
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’