XPost: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy, alt.philosophy.taoism, alt.philosophy.zen   
   From: cuddly@mindless.com   
      
   On 10/3/2016 10:39 PM, Tang Huyen wrote:   
   > On 10/3/2016 11:22 AM, brian mitchell wrote:   
   >   
   >> Well, you need to learn to relax and be serene, obviously.   
   >>   
   >> Btw, to wear one's heart on one's sleeve is to be entirely transparent   
   >> as to one's affections and desires. It doesn't relate to nervousness   
   >> or stress.   
   >   
   > Trump wears his heart on his sleeve when all is well.   
   > Trump wears his nerves on his sleeve when not all   
   > is well, e. g., when he feels provoked, for real or just   
   > in his imagination. In both cases, he has no buffer   
   > zone, and is driven by his wishes and desires, either   
   > for stroking his ego or for patching it up when it gets   
   > tattered. In both cases, he must have instant   
   > gratification.   
   >   
   > At least, he is not entirely unconscious, as he is   
   > keenly aware of the feeling of a large part of the   
   > voting public, to the effect that it is abandoned, falls   
   > behind further and further, and needs a defender,   
   > even if not a moral exemplar. He gets said part to   
   > thrill to his rhetoric, and both sides feed off the   
   > energy of one another, in closed circle. This, even   
   > when he feels threatened.   
   >   
   > When he feels threatened, all hell breaks loose and   
   > he loses the plot, goes off the script, and goes on   
   > jags, and unintentionally exposes himself and his   
   > weak spots for further exploitation. He acts as   
   > skinned alive. A few mere words will do. The word is   
   > mightier than the sword.   
   >   
   > Tang Huyen   
      
      
   Happy Rosh Hashanah, Tang   
      
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