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haha pooh!!!

6 minutes ago, Cult Icon said:

haha pooh!!!

I almost fell asleep after 30 secods 

7 minutes ago, Matt! said:

 

I almost fell asleep after 30 secods 

I will listen to this book in a few days.  It's supposed to be a classic. 

pooh bear is a childhood favorite, and my favorite disney character

not interested in the Dao?

2 minutes ago, Cult Icon said:

I will listen to this book in a few days.  It's supposed to be a classic. 

 

pooh bear is a childhood favorite, and my favorite disney character

I remember it from my childhood too, can't remember anything about it though. Dumbo was pretty cool too. 

thanks youtube

2 hours ago, Matt! said:

 

I remember it from my childhood too, can't remember anything about it though. Dumbo was pretty cool too. 

the tv show and the movies.  Dumbo was good too.  The thing I remember was liking the idea of going outside to speak to the animals.  Also Pooh was really chill and fun.  I liked Tigger too.

my most valuable possession was a pooh bear stuffed animal as a child.

9 hours ago, Cult Icon said:

 

the tv show and the movies.  Dumbo was good too.  The thing I remember was liking the idea of going outside to speak to the animals.  Also Pooh was really chill and fun.  I liked Tigger too.

 

my most valuable possession was a pooh bear stuffed animal as a child.

That's so cool! You still got that pooh bear?

2 minutes ago, Matt! said:

 

That's so cool! You still got that pooh bear?

yep, and an even more impressive one:

40 minutes ago, Cult Icon said:

yep, and an even more impressive one:

So cool! Woah, that's huge!

6 hours ago, Matt! said:

 

So cool! Woah, that's huge!

yes, the pooh's head is much bigger than any human head.  I have both now on my sofas, along with other plush animals.

was Dumbo your favorite?

nice comment.  I am going to finish listening to this tonight.  It is only 2:43 long

sequel:

"As the eighteenth century turns into the nineteenth, however, the notion of the redemptive lie or salutary fi ction swims gradually into view. Perhaps human beings would simply perish of the truth, withering beneath its remorseless glare. Maybe fi ctions and myths are not just errors to be dispelled, but productive illusions which allow us to thrive."

"Like the humanities in general, such myths can be said to contain their own kind of truth, one which lies more in the consequences they produce than in the propositions they advance. If they allow us to act with a sense of value and purpose, then perhaps they are true enough to be going on with.

movie about the origins of pooh bear, with the yummy margot robbie

Finished the audio  of "Tao of Pooh".  It is very, very similar to the teaching stories of Daoist philosopher Zhangzi except that, instead of Chinese contexts, it is placed within the 100-acre wood.  

Pooh is the "uncarved block", the living embodiment of the dao.  I can see now why it's a classic.

next  will listen to the classic essay

On 6/3/2020 at 10:37 PM, Cult Icon said:

 

yes, the pooh's head is much bigger than any human head.  I have both now on my sofas, along with other plush animals.

 

was Dumbo your favorite?

Oversized stuffed animals are awesome.

Mmm not really, I remember having The Lion King and Duck Tales characters, but they were a lot smaller than yours. 

Remember this show? 

15 hours ago, Matt! said:

 

Oversized stuffed animals are awesome.

 

Mmm not really, I remember having The Lion King and Duck Tales characters, but they were a lot smaller than yours. 

 

Remember this show?

 

yes- I enjoyed watching Duck Tales as a kid.  They used to do reruns a lot.

The Disney store used to have great plush dolls- good quality and generally a little expensive.  Now it's low quality and low price.  The dolls look deformed.  Their poohs look terrible!

Seneca:  Sometimes acquiring things that one had desired reveals their unimportance.  To those they have them, they are small .  They were only a rung on a ladder.  Possession changes how we feel about objects of our desires.

all desires are a type of poverty

those that instigate desires in others may have well robbed them.

Avarice, ambition,  and fear of death conquered the greatest conquers of the world.

practice the art of not needing praise

Montaigne: trading health, tranquility, and life itself for reputation and glory, the most useless and counterfeit coin among us.