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Thursday, April 26, 2007
11:22:00 AM EDT
Hearing Nothing at the moment
Hey! Welcome to the first of the reader-submitted Weekend Assignments, in which I've chosen topics suggested by you, the lovely and talented By The Way readers.
This week's question is a head-scratcher of a poser, from Astaryth:
Weekend Assignment #162: Reincarnation is a fact and you are going to come back as some type of animal. What kind would you prefer and why?
Extra Credit: Do you think you have good Karma or bad? Do you believe in Karma?
For me, I think it's pretty clear that the optimal situation for any human being is to be reincarnated as a modern-day housecat. Let's face it, it's a sweet, sweet gig: You get room and board and all you have to do is be cute. And humans being what they are, they're going to think you're cute all your life. And here's the kicker: you don't even have to like your humans, since everyone expects cats to have attitude anyway. Unlike the dogs, who have to be all grovelly and slobbery. Everything is on the cat's terms. It's hard to see the downside.
Well, okay, one downside: Snipped gonads. Not exactly encouraging. But, you know. You take the bad with the good. I mean, look at Ghlaghghee, here. Does she seem like she's regretting the deal? I think not.
Karma: I have a line in one of my books in which I say of a character that he didn't believe in Karma, but he did believe in its idiot cousin, "What goes around, comes around." And that's basically where I stand on the question -- without being mystical about it, I do think the way you deal with the universe is how the universe ends up treating you. If you're good to people, by and large they'll be good to you. If you're a jerk, eventually it will bite you in the ass. That being the case, I do try to be a good person, not only because its what should be, but also because, practically speaking, it means things will be nicer for me, too.
Your turn: Consider your karma, and what sort of animal you'd like to come back as. Write it up in your blog or journal, and then come back here to leave a link! And thanks, Astaryth, for such a great topic!
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11:22:00 AM EDT
Hearing Nothing at the moment
Weekend Assignment #162: Karma Chameleon
Hey! Welcome to the first of the reader-submitted Weekend Assignments, in which I've chosen topics suggested by you, the lovely and talented By The Way readers.
This week's question is a head-scratcher of a poser, from Astaryth:
Weekend Assignment #162: Reincarnation is a fact and you are going to come back as some type of animal. What kind would you prefer and why?
Extra Credit: Do you think you have good Karma or bad? Do you believe in Karma?
For me, I think it's pretty clear that the optimal situation for any human being is to be reincarnated as a modern-day housecat. Let's face it, it's a sweet, sweet gig: You get room and board and all you have to do is be cute. And humans being what they are, they're going to think you're cute all your life. And here's the kicker: you don't even have to like your humans, since everyone expects cats to have attitude anyway. Unlike the dogs, who have to be all grovelly and slobbery. Everything is on the cat's terms. It's hard to see the downside.
Well, okay, one downside: Snipped gonads. Not exactly encouraging. But, you know. You take the bad with the good. I mean, look at Ghlaghghee, here. Does she seem like she's regretting the deal? I think not.
Karma: I have a line in one of my books in which I say of a character that he didn't believe in Karma, but he did believe in its idiot cousin, "What goes around, comes around." And that's basically where I stand on the question -- without being mystical about it, I do think the way you deal with the universe is how the universe ends up treating you. If you're good to people, by and large they'll be good to you. If you're a jerk, eventually it will bite you in the ass. That being the case, I do try to be a good person, not only because its what should be, but also because, practically speaking, it means things will be nicer for me, too.
Your turn: Consider your karma, and what sort of animal you'd like to come back as. Write it up in your blog or journal, and then come back here to leave a link! And thanks, Astaryth, for such a great topic!
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It is a great question but you stole my answer!
be well,
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you'd never guess what i picked! http://journals.aol.com/pixie
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Oh I wanna come back as a pursian cat
4/29/07 11:20 PM
http://journals.aol.com/astar