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posted January 11, 2009 08:16 PM         

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Art for art's sake is art, no less; as capable of reaching the divine. Beauty, like every jewel in the Sefiroth, reflects, in its highest expression, all the other virtues. Similarly, thought for thought's sake is still capable of attaining that exalted condition found among the most disciplined and consciously directed operations of intellect. There is a light within the medium (if I may speak of art itself, and of thought, as mediums) that shines brighter than all the uses it may be put to, or all the objects it may be said to illuminate. Life itself furnishes the eternal themes, and no brush touches a canvas but touches upon these great and eternal verities. What we paint is immaterial; what matters is that we paint well.

Light makes everything beautiful, and, while we may not be capable of polishing a turd, we can still see to it that the turd is well-lit. And who does not know that there is something deeply, profoundly gratifying in dignifying a turd? But we discard turds, and depict golden cups, scepters, swords, because it is easy to dignify these things, and easy, with their help, to inspire the exalted states. I wonder, though, if we do a disservice to the light, which, alone, could be our object of reverence, and whose authority is most readily observed in contrast with what is small; turd-like. What other meditation transmutes so much darkness into light, as that which begins in the depths (in the most remote and disagreeable places), and brings only the light? How quickly, magically, the clear eye is able to illuminate, and raise everything to its level! It has only to open, and look.

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posted January 11, 2009 08:49 PM         

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How does your mind reach from here:

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to here:

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we may not be capable of polishing a turd, we can still see to it that the turd is well-lit

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LOL!! Very entertaining, as well as profound!

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posted January 11, 2009 08:56 PM         

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there is something deeply, profoundly gratifying in dignifying a turd?

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Are you kidding??lol? This must be have a deeper meaning.... I'll have to meditate on that turd and see if I can find it...

Just think HSC, until I read your words, I was so unenlighted as to think a turd is but a turd.(lol)

I just can't stretch my imagination to think that there is anything remotely gratifying about dignifying a turd. Assuming that it is even possible.

But you are more profound than I so I will entertain the thought....

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posted January 11, 2009 09:10 PM         

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That was profound. I especially like this part:

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Light makes everything beautiful, and, while we may not be capable of polishing a turd, we can still see to it that the turd is well-lit.

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posted January 11, 2009 09:33 PM         

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what about the light here?

hmmmmm im not sure, may be the top part where the two sides are merging is too dark, i mean not well lit.

hmmmmm...

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posted January 11, 2009 09:39 PM         

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je ne sais pas.... a little je ne sais quoi is missing...

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posted January 11, 2009 09:43 PM         

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voila.

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posted January 11, 2009 09:56 PM         

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i wish that was chocolate

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posted January 11, 2009 09:58 PM         

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posted January 11, 2009 10:01 PM         

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praecipua;

LMAO!!! OMG!!The sequential presentation of that was excellent!!!!!!!!

So funny!!! I've got tears in my eyes!!!

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posted January 11, 2009 10:05 PM         

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now lets be serious, you are very talented, i just.... hmmmm.....
blame the full moon

seriously this is not in reaction to your work as a writer. you do think too much but you do it extremely well.

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posted January 11, 2009 10:09 PM         

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Should've know this would degenerate into stupid fart jokes.

But I was attempting to make an important point, for the adults present.

Everything about the world, nature, and the body, is natural.

We have been conditioned to see certain things as ugly, even shameful.

My point is that we can transcend this conditioning.

No, not by cracking dumb jokes, which only vent our nervous discomfort.

While I am busy finding divinity down here below,
working to raise worldly things up to the celestial spheres,
you are delighting in dragging heaven into the gutter.

Why?

And why are you in Universal Codes?

If you just want to play around, go to Lindaland Central,
and leave these things to the people who give a turd.

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posted January 11, 2009 10:10 PM         

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I posted that before i read your last response.

I appreciate your effort as maturity, but i stand by what I said.

If you think so well of my writing, why hijack my thread with your childishness?

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posted January 11, 2009 10:14 PM         

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I'm sorry, you don't see humor as divine?
For one so insightful, I would think you could make that connection.

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posted January 11, 2009 10:15 PM         

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It depends a great deal on your intentions, "good girl".

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posted January 11, 2009 10:17 PM         

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I want to add that I think humor is one of the few ways you can polish a turd,so to speak.

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posted January 11, 2009 10:17 PM         

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posted January 11, 2009 10:19 PM         

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I respectfully disagree. (unless it is malicious) I think humor regardless of intention brings us closer to the divine.

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posted January 11, 2009 10:20 PM         

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There is laughing at, and laughing with.

Can you tell the difference?

I'll give you a hint:

I'm not laughing.

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posted January 11, 2009 10:21 PM         

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Thank you, praecipua.

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posted January 11, 2009 10:23 PM         

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Oh come now. Do we have to apologize?
I was coming to know HSC as very insightful,deep and naturally spiritual.

It was childish. But is that not also taking us closer to the divine, when we get in touch with our inner child?

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posted January 11, 2009 10:25 PM         

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OMG! I would not laugh at you. I think there is a great deal to admire in your writings. Like I said before, all very beautiful.

And you are obviously intellectual. Surely you can see that I was joking about my lack of understanding, hence intellect. Can you not??

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posted January 11, 2009 10:30 PM         

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Very well. I was misunderstood.

I sincerly apologize.

I honestly thought someone so enlightened and intellectually deep would have a great sense of humor. I guess I don't have to ask about that thing in your chart. You answered it for me.

I really didn't mean to offend.

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posted January 11, 2009 10:31 PM         

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No, girl.

For the most part, your tone appears sarcastic and passive-aggressive.

Even your apology contains an insinuation about my lack of enlightenment.

I can laugh as well as anybody, btw.

And I've got an inner child like you wouldnt believe.

But if Carlos Mencia is your idea of funny, no wonder you think I've got no sense of humor.

My favorite comic is Louis C.K. and he's got some great bits about sh-t.

But its out of place here.

Its not even that what you did wasnt funny.

Its more that it was just predictable.

I had hoped we could rise above the predictable.

That's all.

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posted January 11, 2009 10:40 PM         

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libra moon here and i cant stand to have created an issue where to people are getting upset because of me.

i feel sorry for HSC who feels abused by my comments,

i feel sorry for goodgirl who has to defend my attitude,

i wanted to joke, not to create an argument.

i now feel sorry to feel sorry because you might feel sorry for me feeling sorry.

too much sorry for a good laugh about a turd.

sorry

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