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vertical_risk
Dec 2, 2003, 4:20 AM
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Foolish are you, who in the midst of life
do not sense the coming of death;
for all that you do and hold great
is worth nothing in the moment.
From Dardo Thodol
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gravical
Dec 2, 2003, 5:36 AM
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gravity doesn't exist....the earth sucks
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telemarkist
Dec 2, 2003, 6:56 AM
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gekko wrote:
I also shared my previous favorite:
Recited by Astronaut Jeffery hoffman prior to re-entry of the Space Shuttle - Discovery April 1985
"You cannot stay on the summit forever. You have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this - What is above knows what is below - But what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, One sees, One descends, One sees no longer. But, One has Seen. There is an art of conducting Oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what One saw higher up. When One can no longer see, One can at least still Know."
this is by rene daumal, it's one of my favorites
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geobum
Mar 29, 2006, 10:09 PM
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In reply to: gekko wrote: I also shared my previous favorite: Recited by Astronaut Jeffery hoffman prior to re-entry of the Space Shuttle - Discovery April 1985 "You cannot stay on the summit forever. You have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this - What is above knows what is below - But what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, One sees, One descends, One sees no longer. But, One has Seen. There is an art of conducting Oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what One saw higher up. When One can no longer see, One can at least still Know." this is by rene daumal, it's one of my favorites
see plato's "self-mastery".
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alvinswill
Mar 29, 2006, 10:16 PM
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"Climbing may be hard but it's not as hard as growing up."
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pastprime
Mar 29, 2006, 10:50 PM
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Old age begins when your memories become larger than your dreams.
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pastprime
Mar 29, 2006, 10:58 PM
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Old age begins when your memories become larger than your dreams.
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