Josephus, could you please explain to me what your last post has to do with "what's the point of it all"? Thank you.

Hi there JOSEPHUS...

I'm very sorry my friend, my most recent ramblings were more or less, 'tongue in cheek' rather than a serious attempt to engage in legitimate commentary. Actually as the originator of the topic I should at least remain steadfastly faithful to the subject, rather than making some facetious remark in order to engender some element of humour ? Again, my profound apologies to you JOSEPHUS.

G'day there SONOFGLOIN...

Sorry for my delay in responding however...I note you lament our relatively brief time we all have on earth (about 70 odd years), suggesting we are insufficiently mature, to avoid making many of the mistakes we made when we were much younger and had far less wisdom ? However, while I broadly agree with what you say, I would contend that age itself, does not necessarily confer social maturity, good judgement, or the necessary empathy we all need to avoid many of the human conflicts, in which we all tend to inspire ?

Nor is chronological age an important factor when we determine the degree of sound judgement we each have, particularly when we speak of negotiating our way through life's minefield of complexities ? I hasten to add SONOFGLOIN, I understand exactly what it is you are alluding to, when you speak of maturity and sound judgement ?

All I'm saying is, we both know of people, though quite advanced in age, nevertheless they could be best described, as silly old goats, devoid of any real common sense, wit, or good grace ? The type of individual where one must walk quietly, whenever we're in their presence, lest we upset their delicate equilibrium and create some minor conflict ? One irrefutable fact that I do know ? We humans are a very complex species, to be sure ? Many thanks for your response.

OSW: silly old goats, devoid of any real common sense, wit, or good grace ? The type of individual where one must walk quietly, whenever we're in their presence, lest we upset their delicate equilibrium and create some minor conflict ?

They aren't silly old Goats, They're young immature Politically Correct, useless Do Gooders. ;-)

We are born. We live. We love. We die, That is all. That is the meaning of life, Oh, & 42.

A few thoughts:

When asked for the secret to a long life,
an old woman in Chinese folklore says:

"There are two things we all do in life:
to be born and to die. We've done one,
what's the hurry for the other?"

And -

Charlie Brown says in a strip - after
looking into the vastness of the starry sky,

"Let's go inside and watch television.
I'm beginning to feel insignificant."

I am beginning to wonder if Pesky Boy is really human? His "please explain" often occurs when he fails to understand posts. Pesky Boy talk to the animals see if they can reason with you.

I talk to my dog & her friends, & they talk to me. Or rather we understand each other without a spoken language.

I think OSW knows what that's like. When we were on a Patrol & the sixth sense suddenly kicks in. You look around & the rest of the Section knows what you want them to do. They do it, without speaking.