Response:
I think your partner has adopted a bad strategy, having made the classic mistake of thinking finite-self-image-called-me understands the fundamental nature of time, what it means, who is driving the bus, and what the bus route ought to look like. There is the improbable tale from the seed-time about a work gang. A bunch started at the crack of dawn and the Bab said she would pay them each $250 bucks US for a full day of hard work.
That was a very good deal, and they took it.
After lunch a new gang of workers showed up on the job and pitched in.
Then about an hour before quitting time, another group of workers arrived.
Then the day was done and the Bab got out her purse to pay the workers. She gave each person there the same amount of cash. $250.
The ones who had been on the job since the crack of dawn looked around and saw what happened and said, "Bugger! This ain't right!" with some emotion. "Them guys that only worked for half a day and those who worked for just an hour get paid the same as us? That's not fair."
The Bab, of course, had been through this before and had her answer quick. "You thought it was a good deal and agreed to it. We're not re-shuffling the deck at this late hour, and I'm the dealer. Take your money with my blessing, and quit your bitching," she said. "Everyone gets what they are entitled to, which is exactly the same as what everyone else gets. Their reward is no greater than yours, and no less."
This is Biblical. Matthew 20:1 "For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard . . . . "
Connect the dots here, please.
My plan is to enjoy all things in moderation and be happy right up to the last minute and then kiss it goodbye.
Who is the smart, albeit extremely lazy, one?
- oOo -
Tom Fox
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