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Re: I Hate This
Posted By: Dave, on host 206.129.70.172
Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2000, at 10:00:41
In Reply To: Re: I Hate This posted by Don on Wednesday, November 22, 2000, at 07:47:26:

>
> Ah, but the situation here was a bit different.
>In this case, she basically said "I love
>blueberries. I love the way they look, the way
>they smell, the way they feel, their shape, and
>their taste. They provide 35 essential vitamins
>and nutrients. They cure all diseases and
>illnesses. They provide enough sustenance on
>
>I think that everyone in the world would love
>blueberries if they tried them. I know I do.
>They're my favorite food of all time. But I
>don't want to eat them anymore." To this, I had
>to say "If you truly believe all these great
>things about blueberries, why do you not want to
>eat them anymore?" When I got the most honest
>and useful answer (because in this case, there
>clearly had to be SOME reason), it was this:
>"Because if I eat blueberries, I can never eat
>any other food. And I want to try other foods."

>

>> I hope that clarifies the situation somewhat
>(despite the use of an extended metaphor). I
>welcome any further discussion on the issue. :-)


I still see it as the same issue. She likes blueberries but doesn't want to eat them anymore? It's still not a situation where the question "why" usually has any logical answer. And sometimes the answer is not one you want to hear.

-- Dave

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