My older sister, who left the house when she was 17 since we were poor, is also one of the great philosophers of our time. Every time I call her, I hear the following sentence, as an answer to the simple question: “How are you?”. The answer always is, invariably: “(We are) working, sleeping, and waiting for time to pass by”.
Month: January 2009
Wally the Gator
One of the greatest contemporary philosophers, the cartoon character Wally the Gator, in one of the episodes is annoyed by the kid with a whistle, and he is chasing him till the end, when he catches the kid, takes the whistle from him, and start whistling himself. Then, pleased, with a big smile on his face says: “It seems that it all depends on which side of the whistle you are”. Timeless!
