Re: Lily

[chrisw@fciad2.bsd.uchicago.edu (chris williams)]

Chris here, responding *briefly* to a response to a month-old post:

In article <9401031545.AA29417@relay2.UU.NET> you write:

>Chris, some people require soild 'proof' that what they see and
>feel is, indeed, part of reality.  Others live their lives acting
>on their intuition.  Apparently, you are of the sort much unlike
>myself.... incessantly searching for proof... for evidence of
>what is 'true' and what is 'false', who is 'wrong' and who is
>'right'.  But the fact of the matter is, we all CREATE our own
>reality.  Therefore, if what you have stated above is 'proof'
>enough that she was only acting out a few moments in a fictitious
>story, then so be it.

   Have I gotta guy for *you*! Write jorn@mcs.com. Indicate that
you and I have a disagreement and you will have a friend for life
(or at least until your individual interpetations of reality clash.)

>  But, the key
>to it all is belief... we can believe in anything we choose... and
>in believing it to be, it is.  We make it so, defining our own
>reality.  Just for a moment... entertain the thought.... let
>yourself believe that [your father] really came to you... and you'll be
>surprized where your thoughts take you.   For the first time
>in your life, anything will be possible.

   Gosh, you mean all I have to do is embrace irrationality and
all my (hypothetical) unhappyness will just disappear? Uh, no thanks.


                          Chris Williams
                              chrisw@fciad2.bsd.uchicago.edu