Re: virus: Re:What's your law?

From: Jei (jei@cc.hut.fi)
Date: Wed Jan 28 2004 - 09:00:45 MST

  • Next message: David McFadzean: "Re: virus: What's your law?"

    Of course, one might add that people who do worst in life, are
    absolute optimists, who expect only the best things to come true.

    On Wed, 28 Jan 2004, Jei wrote:

    >
    > Well, here's mine, let's call it Jei's Law:
    >
    > The people who do best in life are absolute pessimists. -
    > They never fail to achieve at least their own worst nightmares
    > and thus experience only over-achievement and pure success.
    >
    > On Wed, 28 Jan 2004, David McFadzean wrote:
    >
    > >
    > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > From: "Mermaid"
    > > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 7:08 AM
    > >
    > > > The Law of the Game (or Lucifer's First Law)
    > > > Those who are doing best in life are playing it like a game.
    > > >
    > > > [Mermaid]this is vague to me. it begs the question of what 'best in life' really means...apparently, one is a winner if one
    > > decides that he has won and when he will win the game. its like playing poker with oneself?
    > >
    > > [Lucifer] It is the nature of concise laws to be vague.
    > > The point is to explore the consequences given the
    > > tentative assumption that the law is true.
    > >
    > > > [Mermaid]On the other hand, if we are to assume that all of us are playing the same "game of life", what are the rules of the
    > > game? If you really think about it, people who want to play the same games form groups and play against each other. e.g. All the
    > > employees of a corporation play a game within the confined by the corporate rules.
    > >
    > > [Lucifer] The game of life consists of all the games you are in,
    > > consciously or unconsciously. I suspect most games are participated
    > > in unconciously in which case you are more like a pawn than a player.
    > >
    > > > [Mermaid]If I can alter Lucifer's First Law, I would say that those who do best in life are those who play the game after they
    > > pick their team and opponents well.
    > >
    > > [Lucifer] Of course you may alter it, but then you have to give it
    > > a new name. Your variation is now Mermaid's Law.
    > >
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