A Tale of Two Paradoxes … ( 11 / 10 / 2013 )
A Tale of Two Paradoxes … ( 11 / 10 / 2013 )
There once were two paradoxes , living side by side in the minds of men :
The first Paradox asked , “ If toast always lands butter-side down , and cats always land on their feet , what happens when you strap a piece of buttered toast on the back of a cat and then let it fall ?”
The second Paradox was not at all like the first , boldly stating that , “ We are never safer than when choosing to be completely vulnerable ; never more soundly fortified than after all our defenses have been lowered .”
The first paradox provides us with the amusing image of a cat hovering permanently a few inches off the floor …
… while the latter paradox is actually not a paradox at all . For the latter “ paradox ” has actually been openly championed by many the Great Men & Great Women of humanity ’ s past ( Lao Tsu , Buddha , Peace Pilgrim , Rumi , Gandhi & Jesus Christ — just to name a few ), and it has actually been tested and proven True thousands of times over the past nine + years of my own life as well .
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