Those who voted "third party"....

[vienna]

There is an old Japanese fable about an arrogant feudal lord who sought out the wisest living zen master in all Japan. He asked the master to teach him wisdom. The master started to speak, but the lord imaptiently and with great dismissivenes said "Yes, yes, I know all that! Move on to the widsom!" The master tried to speak again, but got the same dismissive response. This happened several times. The master then asked if the lord wanted some tea. The lord said yes and held out his cup. The master picked up the full tea kettle from the fire and poured tea into the lord's cup. Once the cup was full, the master still continued to pour, causing the very hot tea to overflow the cup and scald the lord's hand. The lord leaped up in anger and surprise and demanded "Why did you keep pouring the tea when the cup was alredy full?" The master smiled at him and said, "I have given you a bit of wisdom: you have now learned it is impoosible for me to fill a cup that is already full."...

I have learned in life to always leave a bit of space in my cup in the event there is wisdom to be poured in...


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