UNIt XXIX: Universations 649 - 683

649

Have you met any Gnostics lately?
How would I know if I did?

650

How far can we retreat?
Until it's no longer prudent to do so.
How far is that?
We're still measuring.

651

Did you remember to buckle up for safety?
No.
Why not?
Whose safety are we talking about?

652

How alone are we?
It's a universal aloneness.
Will we always be alone?
Maybe not forever.

653

How's work been going?
We've been running out of nails.
Well, that explains why everything's been falling apart.

654

Cold winters are a thing of the past.
We must be living in the past.

655

Everyone's life is a gamble.
I wouldn't bet on it.

656

In whom can we believe?
The one behind the third door.
Do you mean the blue one?
Well, the second door might be a better choice.

657

Why do we assign blame to the innocent?
Because we don't want to blame ourselves.

658

We are descending into a man-made hell.
I'm getting off at the next stop.
We won't stop until we get there.
I was afraid of that.

659

When did you know the ballgame was lost?
About halfway through the National Anthem.

660

We finally got some sunshine.
Yea, now we can see just how bad everything is.

661

We have a galaxy to explore.
That's all? I was hoping for more.

662

Has the search for meaning taken a holiday?
More like a dead whale on the beach.

663

What's better than sitting in the sun on a cool, late winter's day?
There must be something better.
Let me know when you discover it. You know where to find me.

664

Why attempt to improve on perfection?
Because it passes the time?

665

When do we go home?
When the sun is through retreating.
You mean at night?
No, I mean tomorrow morning.

666

We are known by the object of our search.
Some search for gold.
Others for a heart of gold.

667

Is it a good idea to be comfortable with ourselves?
It's nice first thing in the morning but it's essential at night.

668

Does God have a sidekick?
He doesn't need one.
He does it all himself?
The important parts, anyway.

669

What's the future of the yellow school bus?
Hard to predict but easy to spot.

670

Are you good at making small talk?
I wish I wasn't.

671

How far does time go back?
That's a question that would take too long to answer.

672

Do any creatures give us more than cows?
The cows have been asking the same question.

673

Why are we here?
To discuss why things move in different directions but end up at the same place.
Are you sure about that?
Not totally. That's why we need to discuss it.

674

What's your idea of a good sandwich?
One that has the taste of summer.

675

We should be glad for rain even when it's inconvenient.

676

Do you spend much time staring out the window?
It's an occupational hazard.

677

Have you ever seen a box that every side was a different color?
No.
It was still a box.

678

Where is freedom?
Freedom is all around us.
Really?
Yes, but it’s waiting for a commitment from you.

679

Can evil only be stopped by a stronger power?
Sometimes evil stops itself.
Does that happen often?
It always eventually happens, but sometimes we don't have the luxury of waiting.

680

I think you forgot to engage the turn signal.
I'm turning anyway.

681

Are you haunted by your memories?
Only the ones I actually remember.

682

The more we find out the less we seem to know.
Yes, our lack of knowledge keeps accumulating.
Where will we put this lack?
We'll build a storehouse for it.
At least that's something we know how to do.

683

I was worried about something until I came to a startling revelation.
And what might that be?
That it was none of my business.

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