Re: Jerome Jerome
Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 09:12:44 +1000
> You wrote:
> > however if I
> were going to ask a symbolic question a cab driver wouldnt be my first
> choice
> as someone who may possibly give a profound life changing answer. <
>
> Therein lies the beauty - a cab driver, or a waitress, or a janitor -
often
> times, I've found, give the most insightful answers.
> Let's not forget the one time vocation of our own muse, Mr. Hochman :),
> and let's face it, he is among my top choices for one who might give a
> life changing answer.
Yes - in fact, if you think about it the person who provides the biggest
insights is theoretically the youngest, smallest and least - Phoebe. The
higher in the hierarchy of life the character is, the less valuable they
tend to be for insight - I wouldn't go asking Sally Hayes' mother the
questions Holdens asks the cab driver(:. To discriminate between your
teacher is to forget the very essence of Zen - that satori (spontaneous
understanding) always tends to come at the most ridiculous time in the most
unpredictable way - yes, even from a cab driver!
Camille
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