“I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in — and the West in general — into an unbearable hell and a choking life. - Osama bin Laden
Some of this is true, but I am not always going around asking why. A lot of the time I wait to see if my question will be answered as conversation progresses. I don't want to look dumb.
I love analogies. I don't have trouble understanding them, I think they often make hard concepts easier to understand. I use them a lot when I am explaining ideas, and I am quite proud of myself if I come up with my own original analogy for some concept.
I like detailed explanations. But I prefer concise detailed explanations. After listening to a long Si-related monologue from an EII friend, I start to glaze over. Even if I have some interest in the topic.
You seek a great fortune, you three who are now in chains. You will find a fortune, though it will not be the one you seek.
But first you must travel a long and difficult road, a road fraught with peril.
You shall see things, wonderful to tell. You shall see a... cow... on the roof of a cotton house. And, oh, so many startlements.
I cannot tell you how long this road shall be, but fear not the ob-stacles in your path, for fate has vouchsafed your reward.
Though the road may wind, yea, your hearts grow weary, still shall ye follow them, even unto your salvation.
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