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   XPost: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy   
   From: oxtail@nowhere.org   
      
   Catawumpus wrote:   
      
   > oxtail :   
   >   
   >> Are we here to boast how we suffer?   
   >   
   >      Case by case.  You're here to lie to others about what the   
   > scriptures say.  Evelyn is here to lie to herself about the same thing.   
   > Jigme is here to boast about his supposed awakening.  Tang is here to   
   > confuse Buddhism with Stoicism, and Keynes is here to confuse himself   
   > about the Bible.  Ditto Awaken.  Rob is here to babble endlessly.   
   > Hollywood is here to have a good time.  Etc.   
   >   
   >      Before you ask, the answer is I'm here visiting.  Meant to   
   > leave awhile ago, but folks have been so friendly that I couldn't help   
   > getting caught in conversation.  (The open bar is nice, too.)   
      
      
   You are quite good at making distinctions.   
   But I wonder why you cannot see that   
   what you see as lies are truthful   
   enough in broader contexts.   
      
   --   
   Oxtail is not doing what he thinks he is doing here.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)