Sandy Harris wrote:
> Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Not guilty - our butterlies are much better behaved than that.
>> Andrew Fildes
>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
> Yes, but he was replying to me.
Indeed, I was referring to your location of domicile.
> Here (see sig) we have bad-ass kung fu butterflies.
Ah So.*
> Also Chuang Tse's butterfly; I think that might be the one that creates all
> the chaos.
Surely not, at least not for the follower of the Tao. As it was for
Chuang Tse, who was only noting the natural uncertainty of his state,
not concerned about it. At least as I read him.
Or it could be that following the Tao is immersing oneself in the chaos,
only to find the inside to be lovely.
In the same state of open curiosity, I've often wondered why they are
called butterfly, when it could be flutterby and be so much more
descriptive - and just plain fun.
Being entirely surrounded by thousands of them in a glorious natural
setting is an astonishingly joyful, transcendent experience. I wonder
what it's like to be the swarm of flutterbys surrounding the man?
(Flutterbies?)
The etymology is certainly unclear.
<http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=butterfly>
Moose
* Yes, I know - tee hee.
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