I remember in my college philosophy class reading about this guy who believed that all of reality is constantly changing. Because of this, according to this fellow, it is impossible to step into the same river twice.
Another guy came along and said yes, reality is constantly changing and, because of this, it is impossible to step into the same river ONCE.
The implications of these lines of reasoning are legion. But right now, being sufficiently inebriated enough to contemplate different thoughts, yet not enough to be stupid, I believe it tells us that while everything is always changing, the essence of things remains the same, so each individual smile is eternal.
Which is why dinner with friends is absolutely pure gold.
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I love Out of the Silent Planet.
So what about friendship is 'golden.' And what does it mean for friendship to be 'golden.' And how does friendship edify us, in our faith and in our lives.
I am preparing a couple of talks for a couple of classes for fifth-graders and their parents on 'preparing for adolescence,' and 'friendship' is the topic for one of my talks.
kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling...
you probably know this, but the book is based on this.
or, now I am doubting myself, it might the book repetition that was published with f/t.
beautiful use of the philsophical observation though
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