317
Who speaks for mankind?
Busybodies.
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Did you have a beginning?
Yes.
Do you remember it?
I remember before the beginning.
How can that be?
Because I came out of that which existed before I existed.
Should I remember my beginning?
No.
Why not?
Because your beginning was but a separation and the memory of it has no clear borders.
Will I someday remember?
If it’s important enough to you.
319
When do you do most of your talking?
In-between commercials.
320
What continues the process of understanding?
A continuum of mercy.
321
What do you do when your conscience attacks you?
Surrender.
322
Who are most melancholy?
World unity architects.
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Why do we get upset over symbols? They’re not really solid, are they?
Our minds solidify long before the symbols do.
324
One day we’ll see?
Yes, when rivers of understanding are unleashed.
325
Why do you seem so alone?
There is solitude while others sleep.
326
Are you still looking for free air?
I have given up on such a thing.
How do you now occupy your time?
Thinking about small ponds on golf courses and how they impact the eco-system.
327
Have you come to any conclusions?
Three. Frogs croak, mosquitoes bite, and golf balls sink.
328
What’s the fastest way to heaven?
Elevators.
329
Soon the experiment will be over. Do you have any plans?
Only to seek a little sanguinity.
330
Don’t you hate waiting?
Depends on what I’m waiting for.
So sometimes you like waiting?
No, but sometimes I tolerate it better than other times.
331
Is there loneliness in a damaged mind?
Only if the damage is self-inflicted.
332
What is the secret of success?
Energy.
333
The telephone rings at the oddest hours.
Do we need telephones?
As a means of communication, no. But they mean so much more than that.
334
Do you read between the lines?
Yes, because the lines are the surface of an ocean of information.
335
Did you just hesitate?
What you call hesitation I describe as giving time to thought.
336
Describe futility.
Inability to access; failure to communicate; success at communicating; gaining entry. Futility is nothing more or less than the human condition itself.
337
How critical are your decisions?
The fate of worlds hinge upon each one.
How do you live with so much responsibility?
Since each decision is of equal weight, they all assume a normal feel about them. This allows me to do things calmly, and with little or no anxiety. I find that I enjoy the decision-making process.
338
What of life?
What of it?
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We find the past irresistible, especially when we isolate our favorite moments.
340
You seem sullen and somewhat depressed.
My energy level is low.
What do you do when you feel like that?
I let it happen.
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