Say No More My friend invites me to Angelo Mio for lunch. He asks me "If enlightenment is so good, why can't gurus and sages spread it around more?" I cite Spinoza's last words in his Ethics because "all things noble are as difficult as they are rare" and in wisdom, less is more. Here's a formula for happiness number of desires fulfilled divided by desires wished for Your joy is infinite when you desire no more. Today's Dürer's birthday and I see the Angel of Melencolia still brooding. Use that compass to square the circle so you will be sad no more. Hiking the Pulgas Ridge Trail on Easter Sunday someone has placed seven twigs on a rock to make a Stone Face who whispers to me "Seek no more." Peter stop searching for the Philosopher's Stone to turn lead into gold. Emily has found her Elixir to make others happy Say no more. Peter Y. Chou Stanford, 5-21-2008 in his May 21 Stanford Workshop (40 minutes): 6 stanzas of 36 syllables ending with same word. |
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