Saturday Evening, May 16th 2020. 7:51 PM.
“That’s The Way It IS!”
A Couple Were Having a Conversation
In the spirit of Abbot & Costello, maybe . . . .
April and August
And it was in the merry, merry month of May
April: “August, why is it that things are the way they are?”
August: “Because that’s the way it is.”
April: “What do you mean?”
August: “Let me give you an illustration, April.”
April: “I’m listening, August.”
August: “Suppose a man always ties his left shoelace before tying his right shoelace.”
April: “And why does he do it that way?”
August: “Because that’s the way it is – with him.”
April: “And what if that man suddenly decided that it was time for a change; so, he began tying his right shoe first, and then his left shoe?”
August: “Well, in that case, the way it was IS is no longer the way it IS.”
April: “And what is the significance of that, August?”
August: “I don’t know. I’m not a linguistical logical lunatic, April.”
April: “And where should I go to find a linguistical logical lunatic to get the answer to my question?”
August: “You should not seek the answer to your question among lunatics, April.”
April: “Why not, August?”
August: “Because that’s the way it IS, April.”
April: “Was it ever any other way, August?”
August: “I’d have to do an historical investigation into the Past, April – to find out how it WAS back then. By the way, April, do you remember how Walter Cronkite always ended his nightly news report?”
April: “Not really, August.”
August: “Well, he always said at the very end: “And that’s the way it is.” So, perhaps we should understand from that, that whether we are in the Present or the Past – that’s the way it is.”
April: “And what about the Future, August? How will it be, then?”
August: “I don’t know, April.”
April: “Why don’t you know, August?”
August: “Because that’s the way it is, April.”
April: “So, we will just have to wait for the Future to get here – to find out if things are different, then?”
August: “Yes, April. I suppose so.”
April: “And when will the Future get here, August?”
August: “The Future will get here, April, right after this moment has passed into the Past.”
April: “And did this moment that we were in a moment ago pass into the Past, August?”
August: “Yes, it did, April.”
April: “So, August, we must be in the Future now – compared to the moment we were in a moment ago?”
August: “Yes, April, we are now in the Future. The Future keeps arriving as every moment of the Present keeps passing into the Past.”
April: “And how long will things keep going this way, August?”
August: “As far as I can tell, April, things will keep going like this Forever.”
April: “August, could it be that we are in Eternity, right now – in the ever-Present moment that keeps passing into the Past as the Future moment keeps arriving?”
August: “I suppose it could be April that we are in Eternity right now.”
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Barbra Streisand – The Way We Were – Lyrics
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