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If the word ‘Censor’ makes you think of R rated, you may not find it here. Instead, this is the where I put my uncensored thoughts (well, some may be R rated). It will have lots of unrelated stuff, boring and interesting alike. I know that it will not bring many readers, but I have no ambition to make it into a source of income, or use it to make a name in the world. So why do I do it? Why do YOU do anything at all? I feel like it, and this is good enough for me – at least for the time being.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Evolution Theory and Old Chinese Wisdom

Today I saw a hawk chasing a sparrow. This reminded me of an old Chinese tale of wisdom.

The master and his disciple were sitting in the forest studying the sutras when they noticed a fox chasing a rabbit.

Disciple: Let’s watch and see if the fox catches its prey, master.

Master: There is no need to watch. The rabbit will safely escape.

Disciple: Oh great master, teach me how to tell the future.

Master: It’s no future telling. The fox runs for his food, but the rabbit runs for his life.

This is just to show how little the old Chinese knew about evolution. And if you are curious, the hawk did catch the sparrow.

4 comments:

nothingprofound said...: There are a lot more sparrows than hawks. So the sparrows must be doing something right.; January 17, 2010 at 5:30 PM
Ran Fuchs said...: make babies?; January 17, 2010 at 7:49 PM
Angelshair said...: LOL! So you run faster when you run for food than when you run for your life??; January 18, 2010 at 7:04 AM
Ran Fuchs said...: well, when you don't have fast food, running for food is running for your life; January 18, 2010 at 10:32 AM