I am reading a new European book on water supply systems and they are designing large buildings and factories networks not on the basis of water demand, but on the probability of water demand. The whole calculation is probabilistic. What is the probability that ten appliances would be actuated at the same time? I didnt know this approach, it is very interesting. At an age when my Greek homologue had already enjoyed decades in worriless retirement, I am learning probabilistic design of large water supply systems. Having fasted more than forty days, my senses are sharper than ever and my mind, desperate.
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Despair in a pessimistic sense, or desperate for knowledge?
In the sense that my mind is desperately alert to anything around. For example, having worked many years with wastewater pumping stations and treatment plants, I am completely immune to odors. But today, while driving to the doctor, I became acutely aware of the smell of a restaurant. Also, when stopped the car at red light, I got fixated at a girl masticating and eating a sandwich at about 30 meters. Once at home, about an hour ago, I searched the trash and found a piece of meat that my daughter had thrown out, and devored it. The flesh is strong, but the mind wants to eat.
You should eat.
These are the first stages of insanity.
Anon.
Food would/will cure me.
You have already exceeded the 40 day limit set by Jesus. Remember, hubris has consequences. Go on, get yourself a burger with all the toppings. You have already made your point.
Ivan, my only point is to return to my normal weight and I am following Doctor Rasputin's starvation regime. He promised that soon I'll need no more blood pressure medicine. I am feeling well and working like ever. Regarding Jesus, remember that I am not a Christian and I am not imitating him.
Jesus didn't know he was a Christian, either.
Anon.
J, it was a sorry attempt at humour.
No, mentioning Jesus is topical, is relevant. Did you read Thomas a Kempis, a German monk, who wrote De imitatione Christi et contemptu omnium vanitatum mundi? In Argentina, people was always going away to spiritual exercises and meditation retirements in monasteries. I confess that I always wanted to see what it was, but the opportunity never came up.
Yes a little, but not in the original Latin which I can make out only by looking at the English homologues. The difficulty is the vanity of the world includes women, ambition, money and idle internet chatter. Checking these things out at the door of monastery while fondly recalling the sense data does little good.
Imitation of Christ.
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