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Nice. Thanks for sharing. Peace & Love!

My strength, energy and best wishes to them. Peace & Love!

... gave it to Marty to eat so that he would have a little pleasure while enduring his pain but just as he was about to take his first bit of it ...

... stumbled on the rug, fell face first on the hard wood floor and busted his nose so ...

Here's some interesting info on the number 108: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108_%28number...on_and_the_arts Peace & Love!

I think I can honestly say that I hold to no superstitions, including numbers. Peace & Love!

My strength and energy to those who must deal with the loss. Peace & Love!

Hi Rev. Shawn, Best wishes to you in finding a job. Your faith has nothing (directly) to do with the physical world. Keep things in perspective. Have you checked with the day labor companies in your area? Peace & Love!

... be over-flown by a large flock of parakeets with diarrhea so they ...

Hi Rev. Campbell, In this case though I don't think Chuang Tzu would have been refering to the same kind of pearls as the ones in the story I presented. Hehehe. I know. But we had fun, didn't we? Peace & Love!

Hi Rev. Campbell, Nice story. Thanks for sharing. And so, a follow-up twist on the end of the story: In one of Chuang Tzu's stories he suggests that the pearls should be left in the waters and the jade should be left in the mountains. This is because when we start placing value on objects then everyone will desire to have some. Those who cannot buy them will steal them. Those without will lament that they have none. All this brings discontent to man's soul. It would be better to let them remain where they are and know that they will always be there whenever anyone wished to view them. Peace & Love!

Yeah, you should lighten up, Sweetheart. Take my love and send it out upon the seven seas of joy. Peace & Love!

I enjoy the free pizza but I also enjoy talking with the many free-spirited, open-minded members of this forum. Peace & Love!

And why not? Interesting, your post, as today's Taoist thought was: Every union is destined to be separated; every achievement is destined to be destroyed; every corner is destined to be flattened; every eminence is destined to be overthrown; every activity is destined to futility. Peace & Love!

Hehehe. Maybe your question should be a little more specific? Peace & Love!