Five Legs. . .
The master was trying to make a point. His student was unconvinced and stubborn. So the master tried another tack. He said to the disputer, “Well, let’s see now. How many legs does a cow have?” The disgusted reply came back “Four, of course.” The master agreed, “That’s right. Now, suppose you call the cow’s tail a leg; how many legs would the cow have?” The opponent replied confidently, “Why, five, of course.” The master came back, “Now that’s where you’re wrong. Calling a cow’s tail a leg doesn’t make it a leg!”
How would you describe or define truth?
Spend some time with these two nuggets of wisdom:
“It is a puzzling thing. The truth knocks on the door and you say, ‘Go away, I’m looking for the truth . . .and so it goes away. Puzzling.” –Robert M. Pirsig
“Truth is an eternal conversation about things that matter, conducted with passion and discipline. Truth is the process of inquiry and dialogue itself, that keeps testing old conclusions and coming up with new ones. It is commitment to the conversation.” –Parker Palmer, The Courage to Teach.
Peace and Love, Jim
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