Posted by alexandra_k on October 2, 2005, at 9:45:55
In reply to Re: The albatross » alexandra_k, posted by Toph on October 2, 2005, at 8:01:18
> Awkward for whom?
Awkward for us
As we are faced with people who live
Who partake in this activity called life
Who worry about what they are going to have for dinner
Who enjoy 'hanging out' with friendsAnd we shut ourselves away
To worry about the meaning of life
We shut ourselves away
In order to write a response
To a footnote by Gareth EvansAnd who are we kidding
We shut ourselves away
Because we are afraid
We shut ourselves away
Because we do not belongBecause some people fall in love with ideals
And thus reality...
Will always come up shortAnd for me the choice was easy
Because the world turned its back on me
It is just that sometimes...
It can be pretty lonely
Pretty cold
Up there in the skyBut it is something of a comfort to see that there are others.
Because its hard to read the paper
Without seeing unjustified generalisations
And philosophy can teach one to be fairly intolerant
Because its hard to communicate with people
To answer their questions
To address their concerns
Because one is plagued by the thought
'But what do you mean?'
'What do you mean?'
And that question is consistent with at least 4 content attributions and one needs to be clear on what was meant before one can even begin to answerAnd one can see others getting frustrated...
But the sad sad truth...
Is that it is frustrating from this pov too...
Because it is hard to communicate
And people seem to spend most of their time talking past each other
And sometimes when people speak
Meanings slide
Meanings slide
Till the philosophers pronounce that there aren't any such things...
And then we feel better.
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