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minus-squaresundray@lemmus.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·5 months agoTwo monks were passing by a little pond where there were some ducks, and the first monk said, “Look at how happy those ducks are!” The second monk said, “You are not a duck. You can’t know if they are happy.” The first monk replied, “You are not me. You can’t know that I cannot.”
minus-squareFishbone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoThe takeaway from this is that half of all monks may or may not have duck telepathy, yes?
minus-squaresundray@lemmus.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoIt’s a zen parable, so… yes.
Two monks were passing by a little pond where there were some ducks, and the first monk said, “Look at how happy those ducks are!”
The second monk said, “You are not a duck. You can’t know if they are happy.”
The first monk replied, “You are not me. You can’t know that I cannot.”
The takeaway from this is that half of all monks may or may not have duck telepathy, yes?
It’s a zen parable, so… yes.
Hidden gem. Thanks!