http://thesagefool.com Good judgment comes from experience.... Experience, comes from bad judgment. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:38:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://thesagefool.com/the-calm-before-the-storm/comment-page-1/#comment-138 drew Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:38:04 +0000 http://thesagefool.com/?p=280#comment-138 fun post! and an especially great intro that culminated in this! first premise: the question is not rhetorical. second premise: crazy is circumstantial, and dependent on constraints. (case in point, we're all driven to do some crazy things when we adhere to the "constraints" of contemporary society, i have in mind financial and "rat-race"-"keeping up with the jones'") observation: interesting that you say "the monkey is riding on the back" and "the goat ... while having a monkey chained to it's neck!" I see a monkey chained to a goat it cannot control. sitting in probably the most sensical part of the goat, far enough from its horns, but still right above the goat's center of balance, which is the most stable place. assumption: the monkey has jumped off repeatedly and will only stay on if chained. conclusion 1: i see a sane little monkey forced into a terrifying situation holding on for dear life. observation: from this angle, i cannot see the constraints on the goat. why would it walk across the rope? why not just refuse and sit on the side it's starting on? assumption: the goat loves to walk across tight ropes. the goat has repeatedly tried to buck the monkey off before reluctantly submitting to their imposed fate, on account of preferring to walk the tight rope alone. conclusion 2: i see a reluctant goat desperately trying to focus with a furry little monkey its back. concluding thoughts: the monkey could have gnawed its foot off, does a sane monkey guarantee footlessness or chance the goat's balance? the goat may be starving, and only ever fed after reaching the other side, but it could still refuse. does a sane goat guarantee a hungry night or chance the tight rope? surely, when being forced to choose between outrageous options crazy does not factor into the equation, at least not necessarily for the one forced to choose. but what about the goat that loves to walk across tight ropes and freely does so? does enjoying attempts to defy death constitute crazy? what if the goat feels a sense of duty, or honor in choosing to walk across the rope, and thus feels enjoyment from fulfilling those perceived obligations? this has been a lot to ponder, thank you for the provocative post! fun post! and an especially great intro that culminated in this! first premise: the question is not rhetorical. second premise: crazy is circumstantial, and dependent on constraints. (case in point, we’re all driven to do some crazy things when we adhere to the “constraints” of contemporary society, i have in mind financial and “rat-race”-”keeping up with the jones’”) observation: interesting that you say “the monkey is riding on the back” and “the goat … while having a monkey chained to it’s neck!” I see a monkey chained to a goat it cannot control. sitting in probably the most sensical part of the goat, far enough from its horns, but still right above the goat’s center of balance, which is the most stable place. assumption: the monkey has jumped off repeatedly and will only stay on if chained. conclusion 1: i see a sane little monkey forced into a terrifying situation holding on for dear life. observation: from this angle, i cannot see the constraints on the goat. why would it walk across the rope? why not just refuse and sit on the side it’s starting on? assumption: the goat loves to walk across tight ropes. the goat has repeatedly tried to buck the monkey off before reluctantly submitting to their imposed fate, on account of preferring to walk the tight rope alone. conclusion 2: i see a reluctant goat desperately trying to focus with a furry little monkey its back. concluding thoughts: the monkey could have gnawed its foot off, does a sane monkey guarantee footlessness or chance the goat’s balance? the goat may be starving, and only ever fed after reaching the other side, but it could still refuse. does a sane goat guarantee a hungry night or chance the tight rope? surely, when being forced to choose between outrageous options crazy does not factor into the equation, at least not necessarily for the one forced to choose. but what about the goat that loves to walk across tight ropes and freely does so? does enjoying attempts to defy death constitute crazy? what if the goat feels a sense of duty, or honor in choosing to walk across the rope, and thus feels enjoyment from fulfilling those perceived obligations? this has been a lot to ponder, thank you for the provocative post!

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