There is little to build upon moving forward when the second time around is the same as the first.
Turning within to walk outward
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms...”
Tales of humour, whimsy and courgettes
(adj.) won't leave easily
Simply a former Mormon discovering the wonders of the universe
Political Skeptics
Caring About Our World Reflecting About Life
Running it down, one thought at a time.
Crafting my thoughts into poetry and prose.
Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints...
Just your average PhD student using the internet to enhance their CV
Is this an up-date on marriage? Second time around can apply to that, but not to life. Could apply to self alone, strictly speaking. In fact it is our self alone we can always rightly consider. My question is also what is to be built. Quite often for most people familiarity is comforting. If tracking an unpleasant and discomfiting orbit in a small or grand radius, best to effect some small nudge to the craft so in time a great change of direction will be achieved and new stars rise in a new heaven.
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It is a statement on the fact that some things never change, even though we assume they will on the second, third, fourth reiteration. Some things stay the same. It is a gentle reminder of this fact; don’t expect different outputs with identical inputs.
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