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carl
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What if life where perfect?
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Apr 5 23:36 UTC 1994 |
from "Life 101" by John-Roger & Peter McWilliams:
What if life were perfect?
What if you lived in a perfect world of perfect people
and perfect possessions, with everyone and everything
doing the perfect thing at the perfect time?
What if you had everything you wanted, and only
what you wanted, exactly as you wanted, precisely when
you wanted it?
What if, after luxuriating in this perfect world for the
perfect length of time, you started feeling uneasy about
the predictability of perfection?
What if, after a perfect length of additional time, you
began thinging, "There seems to be a lack of risk, adven-
ture and fun in perfection. 'Having it my way' all the time
is starting to get dull."
What if, after yet another perfect length of time, you
decided, "Perfection is a perfect bore."
What if, at that point in your perfect world, you
noticed for the first time a button marked, "Surprise."
What if you walked over, considered all that might be
contained in the concept of "surprize," decided,
"Anything's better than perfect boredom," took a deep
breath, pushed the button...
...and found yourself where you are right now--
feeling what you're feeling now, thinking what you're
thinking now, with everything in your life precisely
the way if is now--reading this [item].
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orinoco
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response 1 of 15:
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Apr 6 01:30 UTC 1994 |
:-)
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vidar
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response 2 of 15:
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Apr 6 02:06 UTC 1994 |
If life were perfect, I would be able to access any thing any time I wanted.
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remmers
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response 3 of 15:
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Apr 6 03:21 UTC 1994 |
For many years I have been striving to enter the perfect response, a
goal which I have attained at this very moment.
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carl
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response 4 of 15:
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Apr 6 22:02 UTC 1994 |
Personally, I'd be delighted to discover myself suddenly where I
am now, thinking what I am thinking now and feeling what I am feeling
now. It's like being a guest at a banquet, and when the food arrives,
realizing that I'm hungrier than I had thought.
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sirnose
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response 5 of 15:
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Apr 7 03:23 UTC 1994 |
Anything would be better than being where I am now, about to be eaten at
a hungry banquet while perfect people respond thinking about accessing
timely guests... THIS IS MADNESS!
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vishnu
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response 6 of 15:
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Apr 7 11:08 UTC 1994 |
Me=Fine.
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sirnose
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response 7 of 15:
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Apr 7 20:50 UTC 1994 |
Fine=$10
Vishnu=$10
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none
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response 8 of 15:
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Apr 10 14:37 UTC 1994 |
All fines are $10
All vishnu's are fine
Therefore, all vishnu's are $10
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vishnu
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response 9 of 15:
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Apr 11 02:45 UTC 1994 |
Ok, pay up if you wanna read this response.
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cain
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response 10 of 15:
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Apr 12 02:14 UTC 1994 |
If life were perfect, I wouldn't have responded to this item.
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other
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response 11 of 15:
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Apr 14 17:57 UTC 1994 |
In the perfect world, all the challenge and suprise I wanted could be mine.
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orinoco
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response 12 of 15:
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Apr 19 22:44 UTC 1994 |
What's a gis\rehto\u\ tac?
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carl
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response 13 of 15:
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Apr 20 10:14 UTC 1994 |
Isn't it an experiment in reverse logic?
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vishnu
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response 14 of 15:
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Apr 21 11:29 UTC 1994 |
Isn't that you spell lfisih withi something extra?
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lee
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response 15 of 15:
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May 22 19:30 UTC 1997 |
if the world were perfect we wouldn't be making if statements?
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