Idiocy does have some virtues, particularly when coupled with innocence and humility. A lack of intelligence frequently travels with a large ego. At best, that makes the idiot annoying. At worst, the megalomaniacal president of the 3rd largest country in the world. Innocence cannot be regained when it is lost...it wouldn't even be desirable to do so if one could.
So there is humility, which a wise person knows is priceless. Since we all experience and interact with the world subjectively, wisdom tells us to hedge all bets and assume a humble disposition. By doing so, the idiot and the genius can travel together quietly and find virtue wherever it is.
If you're out there, and you have a moment, write me an email or leave a comment. I feel as if nobody knows I exist. At times I feel like I'm losing an already lost mind.
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There is a Taoist tale that I think fits well with this post:
There once was a man who wanted his fighting rooster to be more ferocious. He took the rooster to a trainer. In a few weeks' time he returned and saw that his rooster didn't squawk as loudly.
"Not ready yet," said the trainer. Two weeks later he saw that his rooster barely raised his neck feathers and wings.
"Not ready yet," said the trainer. Another week passed. His rooster looked as tame and docile as a chick.
"You've ruined my fine fighting bird!" screamed the man at the trainer.
"Not at all," the trainer replied, "See how calm and secure he is, how serenely strong he stands today. The other fighting birds take one look at him and they all run away.
This is the stance the US should be taking, rather than that of a sqwaking, hooting, god-invoking hillbilly retard.
Yes, I like this.
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