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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Sun Feb 4, 2018, 11:29 AM Feb 2018

Sunday's PBS toon - Words of Wisdom

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Sunday's PBS toon - Words of Wisdom (Original Post) n2doc Feb 2018 OP

Reminds of this quote kydo Feb 2018 #1

... left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #2

Since the quote is from a Hindu epic ... left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #3

kydo

(2,679 posts)

1. Reminds of this quote

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sun Feb 4, 2018, 11:47 AM

Feb 2018

There are three things in the universe that are real; God, human folly and laughter.
The first two are beyond our comprehension.
So we must do what we can with the third.

~~ Aubrey Menen's "The Ramayana"

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

2. ...

Reply to kydo (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 4, 2018, 01:04 PM

Feb 2018

"Menen's retelling of the classic Hindu epic the Ramayana (1954) is meant as a funny and readable version of the work,
but devout Hindus were horrified by the liberties Menen took with a sacred text and it was banned in India for some years."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_Menen

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

3. Since the quote is from a Hindu epic ...

Reply to kydo (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 4, 2018, 01:05 PM

Feb 2018

... can we assume the "god" referenced is a Hindu god?

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