I have noticed that Xzanthia ( philosopher / film maker / photographer ) has filled " most " of the other assistant positions ( although I personally feel that there could be a few more artists )

but ....

the " philosopher’s assistant " ; or intern position has gone unfilled .

Thusly , I would like to place my hat in , or rather , my application :::: because - - -

I have studied with the great * Baba Ram Das * ; and one of his favorite sayings goes like this - - -

" when eating upon the great ice cream cone of life , the ice cream is always melting "

In my case , when eating MY ice cream cone , the ice cream fell out on the floor , and I stepped in it .

Did I cry out in anguish / with great wailing / gnashing of teeth , etc........ well , yes ., a little bit .

But then , realizing that I still possesed the cone , I turned it towards the sky , expecting it to be filled with ice cream. ( you know , manna from heaven , etc etc yada yada )

I stood for two days like this , and when nothing happened , I placed the cone upon my head , and did the happy dance of the fool.

The lesson to be learned here ? Well , there actually is no lesson , this is just , you know , a story - - -

But , accept this as app for philosopher assistant ; and "may " possible be looking for an assistant to the assistant :::: ( job title number philosopher assistant 2.0 )

ok i’m through now

I am " totally " surprised that this thread has not taken off - - -

all right :::: I am going to pose a simple question / thought here - - -

What is the " reality factor " of any one individual ...... ?

Have you ever been talking to someone , and they say ::: " Oh , that’s not real ....get your feet back on the ground "

or ////

" Man , that is SO un-real !! "

Should people have to carry a small card with them that denotes their " reality quotient " ; and if so , doesn’t the reality quotient change from time to time ::::::

Example :::: John Q. Public hands you his RQ card :::: reality quotient = 4.3 ( out of 10 )

do you surmise that conversing with such an individual is going to be " difficult " :::::

he’d probably start arguing that his RQ was made up by someone who’s own Reality factor was flawed ( in his opinion )

cognization realization for a Monday morning