Words are funny things; you can think with them without believing them; they can appear and suddenly be forgotten; and though the order and sequence of them have likely been exhausted by now, after centuries of linguistic evolution in the making, somehow, poets and novelists continue to rearrange them in ways which still tell new and interesting stories. And, for the most part, you can believe in them across a spectrum of passionate longings — from “not really” believing in the words you think to “really believing” in those compelling systems which trigger your passions. But so long as you don’t “act” upon the words which float in your brain, it really doesn’t matter all that much. Do you remember the story about the California Guru who had a cult following about being able to live without eating actual food, but by just breathing in the nutrients which are prevalent in the air? He was later caught and seen at a 7/Eleven buying one of their chili-dog specials. When asked about it, he fled the scene, leaving a trail of delightful scents pervading the nutritional cloud of hot chili and pork. What was the “after-story”? No one knows; but, likely, anyone who can persuade others of such nonsense will have been able to give a convoluted explanation without losing any adherents, like: “The air particles around me did not provide enough nutrition at the time and so the power of the One prompted me to enter the human form and test the food of humans” — etc. But how can anyone...
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