Small lexicon
(words chosen in homage to Lao Tse
in his Tao Te Ching)
THE TEN THOUSAND CREATURES:
the living beings
THE HUNDRED FAMILIES:
the human beings
THE PRINCE:
the one who rules
THE MASTER:
the one who knows
THE SERVANT:
the one who serves
THE SAGE: the sage
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A little note for fun...
- I forgot to set right my watch on British Summer Time; I was nearly late for school!
- Serves you right! So maybe you’ll understand it’s no use protesting against time change!
- British Summer Time made me get a bad report.
- What do you mean?
- The teacher asked at what time the sun was the highest; I answered two o’clock and six minutes.
- I see, there are two hours more than solar time; you must have answered two o’clock.
- No, the teacher said noon.
- I see
but, incidentally, why six minutes?
- The nutation.
- The
what?
- The nutation; it’s another difference. We are at Brest, and today is the first of June.
- What kind of difference is it? Who’s going to know that?
- That was the teacher’s lesson three months ago.
(Praecor)
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The Thought of the Day
by Serge Bassenko |
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THE HUNDRED FAMILIES
CONSTRUCT A BRIDGE
THE SAGE QUENCHES HIS THIRST
IN THE RIVER
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(The Sage)
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