Re: I Hate This
Dave, on host 206.129.70.172
Wednesday, November 22, 2000, at 10:00:41
Re: I Hate This posted by Don on Wednesday, November 22, 2000, at 07:47:26:
> > Ah, but the situation here was a bit different. >In this case, she basically said "I love >blueberries. I love the way they look, the way >they smell, the way they feel, their shape, and >their taste. They provide 35 essential vitamins >and nutrients. They cure all diseases and >illnesses. They provide enough sustenance on > >I think that everyone in the world would love >blueberries if they tried them. I know I do. >They're my favorite food of all time. But I >don't want to eat them anymore." To this, I had >to say "If you truly believe all these great >things about blueberries, why do you not want to >eat them anymore?" When I got the most honest >and useful answer (because in this case, there >clearly had to be SOME reason), it was this: >"Because if I eat blueberries, I can never eat >any other food. And I want to try other foods."
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>> I hope that clarifies the situation somewhat >(despite the use of an extended metaphor). I >welcome any further discussion on the issue. :-)
I still see it as the same issue. She likes blueberries but doesn't want to eat them anymore? It's still not a situation where the question "why" usually has any logical answer. And sometimes the answer is not one you want to hear.
-- Dave
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