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I need some help

Okay, so for english, we have to write our own version of a zen parable

an example:
1. A Cup of Tea
Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen.
Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor's cup full, and then kept on pouring.
The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. "It is overfull. No more will go in!"
"Like this cup," Nan-in said, "you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?"

basically it has to be a story with a hidden message or something about life in it.
can anyone just give me some basic ideas as to what I could do? because i've completely put this off until the last minute and I'm struggling

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clintonritchie03@hotmail.com wrote:

LadyRahl wrote:
You could always steal an idea from Moses Maimonides.

One of his basic theories is that everything is related to everything else, thus since we all share atoms, and things decay and regrow... we're made of everything and nothing.

.......

I don't know if that's a help for you or not....


There was a Greek philosopher that said all things are full of Gods... yeah that's not overly helpful either.

Sorry my brain is misfiring tonight.

Wow... you must've failed grade 6 history. Maimonides had no basic theory of related atoms. And the "all things are full of gods" thing. That's a belief system in ancient Greece. My god... gtfo.

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clintonritchie03@hotmail.com wrote:

fourgy182 wrote:

clintonritchie03@hotmail.com wrote:

LadyRahl wrote:
You could always steal an idea from Moses Maimonides.

One of his basic theories is that everything is related to everything else, thus since we all share atoms, and things decay and regrow... we're made of everything and nothing.

.......

I don't know if that's a help for you or not....


There was a Greek philosopher that said all things are full of Gods... yeah that's not overly helpful either.

Sorry my brain is misfiring tonight.

Wow... you must've failed grade 6 history. Maimonides had no basic theory of related atoms. And the "all things are full of gods" thing. That's a belief system in ancient Greece. My god... gtfo.

lol give her a break 6 grade was like how man moons ago.... help me out here rahl id say 3,000?

The moon goes through a cycle every ~3 Weeks.

Do the math my fantastic friend.

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fourgy182 wrote:

clintonritchie03@hotmail.com wrote:

LadyRahl wrote:
You could always steal an idea from Moses Maimonides.

One of his basic theories is that everything is related to everything else, thus since we all share atoms, and things decay and regrow... we're made of everything and nothing.

.......

I don't know if that's a help for you or not....


There was a Greek philosopher that said all things are full of Gods... yeah that's not overly helpful either.

Sorry my brain is misfiring tonight.

Wow... you must've failed grade 6 history. Maimonides had no basic theory of related atoms. And the "all things are full of gods" thing. That's a belief system in ancient Greece. My god... gtfo.

lol give her a break 6 grade was like how man moons ago.... help me out here rahl id say 3,000?

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clintonritchie03@hotmail.com wrote:

LadyRahl wrote:
You could always steal an idea from Moses Maimonides.

One of his basic theories is that everything is related to everything else, thus since we all share atoms, and things decay and regrow... we're made of everything and nothing.

.......

I don't know if that's a help for you or not....


There was a Greek philosopher that said all things are full of Gods... yeah that's not overly helpful either.

Sorry my brain is misfiring tonight.

Wow... you must've failed grade 6 history. Maimonides had no basic theory of related atoms. And the "all things are full of gods" thing. That's a belief system in ancient Greece. My god... gtfo.

Re: Re: I need some help

LadyRahl wrote:
You could always steal an idea from Moses Maimonides.

One of his basic theories is that everything is related to everything else, thus since we all share atoms, and things decay and regrow... we're made of everything and nothing.

.......

I don't know if that's a help for you or not....


There was a Greek philosopher that said all things are full of Gods... yeah that's not overly helpful either.

Sorry my brain is misfiring tonight.

Re: I need some help

You could always steal an idea from Moses Maimonides.

One of his basic theories is that everything is related to everything else, thus since we all share atoms, and things decay and regrow... we're made of everything and nothing.

.......

I don't know if that's a help for you or not....


There was a Greek philosopher that said all things are full of Gods... yeah that's not overly helpful either.

Sorry my brain is misfiring tonight.

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clintonritchie03@hotmail.com wrote:

KaileyClear wrote:

clintonritchie03@hotmail.com wrote:

KaileyClear wrote:

Timdelonge182 wrote:
what the fuck?

lol
that was my reaction at first too

I'm guessing you're in some sort of creative writing class... which would mean you're interested in this stuff, but yet you can't do this on your own? C'mon son.

No, I'm in AP english and not because I want to be because my parents made me take it.

Oh lordy, anyways.

Tie in the philosophy behind never being able to get 100% of the way to anything since you're only ever 50% of the way there. Mix that with mans impatience.

Winrar.

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KaileyClear wrote:

clintonritchie03@hotmail.com wrote:

KaileyClear wrote:

Timdelonge182 wrote:
what the fuck?

lol
that was my reaction at first too

I'm guessing you're in some sort of creative writing class... which would mean you're interested in this stuff, but yet you can't do this on your own? C'mon son.

No, I'm in AP english and not because I want to be because my parents made me take it.

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KaileyClear wrote:
Okay, so for english, we have to write our own version of a zen parable

an example:
1. A Cup of Tea
Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen.
Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor's cup full, and then kept on pouring.
The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. "It is overfull. No more will go in!"
"Like this cup," Nan-in said, "you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?"

basically it has to be a story with a hidden message or something about life in it.
can anyone just give me some basic ideas as to what I could do? because i've completely put this off until the last minute and I'm struggling

Re: Re: Re: Re: I need some help

clintonritchie03@hotmail.com wrote:

KaileyClear wrote:

Timdelonge182 wrote:
what the fuck?

lol
that was my reaction at first too

I'm guessing you're in some sort of creative writing class... which would mean you're interested in this stuff, but yet you can't do this on your own? C'mon son.

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KaileyClear wrote:

Timdelonge182 wrote:
what the fuck?

lol
that was my reaction at first too

Re: Re: Re: I need some help

KaileyClear wrote:

Timdelonge182 wrote:
what the fuck?

lol
that was my reaction at first too

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Timdelonge182 wrote:
what the fuck?

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is the glass half empty...or half full?

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Only when you can get half way, can you truly understand how far you are from ... my pants.

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what the fuck?

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when you can grab the cricket from my hand, i will teach you Chinese wisdom