Guest guest Posted December 10, 2002 Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 Jai Guru Datta!! The following illustration will perhaps provoke some interesting discussion and thought. I propose the following imaginary situation. First, let me introduce the following characters in the problem. The first character is an average man. This man is interesting, he knows 5 different languages, and in each of them is supremely proficient due to many many years of training from exceptional teachers and various books, tapes, and videocassettes. The second character in this problem is a small baby, barely a few months old. The problem is this: Put the man and the baby in a foreign country, let's say somewhere in Germany, for the sake of argument. The man who is brilliant by all means and who is proficient in 5 languages, forgot to learn the german language. So technically, he and the baby are "no better off" -- i.e., neither has an unfair advantage in terms of their language skills. The problem is that both of them are hungry. Now, who will get food first? The man or the baby? Why? (the more important question in this set is the "why?" but it has a strong connection to "who") Sri Guru Datta!! ______________________________ The centipede was happy quite until a bird said, in fun, "Which foot goes after which?" This raised his mind to such a pitch he lay distracted in a ditch considering how to run. Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2002 Report Share Posted December 10, 2002 Jai Guru Datta!! a guess: the baby! because everyone tends to be compassionate when a baby is crying. And crying comes very naturally to a hungry baby. Most people like babies because of their being so "natural" and being innocent. > Jai Guru Datta!! > > The following illustration will perhaps provoke some interesting discussion > and thought. I propose the following imaginary situation. > > First, let me introduce the following characters in the problem. > > The first character is an average man. This man is interesting, he knows 5 > different languages, and in each of them is supremely proficient due to > many many years of training from exceptional teachers and various books, > tapes, and videocassettes. > > The second character in this problem is a small baby, barely a few months > old. > > The problem is this: > > Put the man and the baby in a foreign country, let's say somewhere in > Germany, for the sake of argument. The man who is brilliant by all means > and who is proficient in 5 languages, forgot to learn the german language. > So technically, he and the baby are "no better off" -- i.e., neither has an > unfair advantage in terms of their language skills. > > The problem is that both of them are hungry. Now, who will get food first? > The man or the baby? Why? (the more important question in this set is the > "why?" but it has a strong connection to "who") > > Sri Guru Datta!! > > > ______________________________ > The centipede was happy quite > until a bird said, in fun, > "Which foot goes after which?" > This raised his mind to such a pitch > he lay distracted in a ditch > considering how to run. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2002 Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 i don´t think that spiritual questions are about statistics and mortality rates... your statistics and mortality rates remind me a bit of the man´s five languages... i don´t think that it is only at random that this adult person in Pradyumna´s story is a man, as he is in a way allegoric for a brainy attitude ... (although not every man is only brainy, thanks to God...) the man might try to use intuitive "sign language", like moving his hand towards his mouth, (although, maybe, with all his languages, he is too brainy for that?) he might try to speak english, in case this is one of his languages, and who knows, he might be lucky, even in germany... what about the following: one needs to speak only one language, the language of the heart. JGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2002 Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 i didn´t mean to say that this story doesn´t give insightful info, on the contrary! Pradyumna´s stories and poems etc always give insightful info. Whether spirituality is mysterious or not, well this all depends on the definition of "mystery". To whom is it a mystery? Jai Guru Datta > i don´t think that spiritual questions are about statistics and mortality > rates... > > > Why not? > > If they give insightful info? Or is spirituality something very mysterious? > > > > Jgd, W. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2002 Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 The man can take what he wants ..the baby must be given what it wants. I think your setting is a little, akward, because the man for example can walk. However if they are technically(hypothetically) equal. Than that implies that there chances(on food) are the same?! Then... statistically the baby has an higner mortality rate. Who "will" implies that things can happen at random... So accoring to my info: The man. jgd, W. MadeleineHeiss wrote:Jai Guru Datta!! a guess: the baby! because everyone tends to be compassionate when a baby is crying. And crying comes very naturally to a hungry baby. Most people like babies because of their being so "natural" and being innocent. > Jai Guru Datta!! > > The following illustration will perhaps provoke some interesting discussion > and thought. I propose the following imaginary situation. > > First, let me introduce the following characters in the problem. > > The first character is an average man. This man is interesting, he knows 5 > different languages, and in each of them is supremely proficient due to > many many years of training from exceptional teachers and various books, > tapes, and videocassettes. > > The second character in this problem is a small baby, barely a few months > old. > > The problem is this: > > Put the man and the baby in a foreign country, let's say somewhere in > Germany, for the sake of argument. The man who is brilliant by all means > and who is proficient in 5 languages, forgot to learn the german language. > So technically, he and the baby are "no better off" -- i.e., neither has an > unfair advantage in terms of their language skills. > > The problem is that both of them are hungry. Now, who will get food first? > The man or the baby? Why? (the more important question in this set is the > "why?" but it has a strong connection to "who") > > Sri Guru Datta!! > > > ______________________________ > The centipede was happy quite > until a bird said, in fun, > "Which foot goes after which?" > This raised his mind to such a pitch > he lay distracted in a ditch > considering how to run. > > Latest News and Additions http://www.dattapeetham.com/additions/new.html Upcomming events at Datta Temple and Hall of Trinity, Baton Rouge, LA http://www.dattatemple.com/uevents.htm Post message: JAIGURUDATTA Subscribe: JAIGURUDATTA- Un: JAIGURUDATTA Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2002 Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 i don´t think that spiritual questions are about statistics and mortality rates... Why not? If they give insightful info? Or is spirituality something very mysterious? Jgd, W. Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2002 Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 the "solution" might be hidden in the poem at the bottom of Pradyumna´s message... JGD > Jai Guru Datta!! > > The following illustration will perhaps provoke some interesting discussion > and thought. I propose the following imaginary situation. > > First, let me introduce the following characters in the problem. > > The first character is an average man. This man is interesting, he knows 5 > different languages, and in each of them is supremely proficient due to > many many years of training from exceptional teachers and various books, > tapes, and videocassettes. > > The second character in this problem is a small baby, barely a few months > old. > > The problem is this: > > Put the man and the baby in a foreign country, let's say somewhere in > Germany, for the sake of argument. The man who is brilliant by all means > and who is proficient in 5 languages, forgot to learn the german language. > So technically, he and the baby are "no better off" -- i.e., neither has an > unfair advantage in terms of their language skills. > > The problem is that both of them are hungry. Now, who will get food first? > The man or the baby? Why? (the more important question in this set is the > "why?" but it has a strong connection to "who") > > Sri Guru Datta!! > > > ______________________________ > The centipede was happy quite > until a bird said, in fun, > "Which foot goes after which?" > This raised his mind to such a pitch > he lay distracted in a ditch > considering how to run. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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