I read Life of Pi recently, a story about the son of an Indian zoo keeper who gets stranded on a lifeboat with a 500 lb. man-eating Bengal tiger. Made me think about the whole lifeboat paradigm. Am I still interested in keeping the other end of that boat afloat if my mate wants me for lunch?
Yes, that's what Pi came up with as well. He was able, through his knowledge of the animal kingdom and luck to keep the tiger and himself alive. It seemed so unfair to put his mortal enemy's interests above his own, to prepare the predator a feast equal to his own body weight daily. But such was his lot. Ironic.
But the big problem with wealth is that there are so many boats...
That's a good quote. There's truth to it. No man is an island.
ReplyDeleteI read Life of Pi recently, a story about the son of an Indian zoo keeper who gets stranded on a lifeboat with a 500 lb. man-eating Bengal tiger. Made me think about the whole lifeboat paradigm. Am I still interested in keeping the other end of that boat afloat if my mate wants me for lunch?
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine intimated to me years ago that until a sophomore in high school she thought the last line of the song was "like the spud of dream".
ReplyDeleteWhen she learned it as a kid it seemed strange, didn't make sense, but she shrugged her shoulders and sang merrily along. LOL
Anytime I hear reference to the song I think warmly of Lauren M for the life long snicker.
Steve, I think the answer is Yes.
ReplyDeleteIf you let him eat you, the boat won't sink. What other option do you have?
Either way you'll be dead.
Yes, that's what Pi came up with as well. He was able, through his knowledge of the animal kingdom and luck to keep the tiger and himself alive. It seemed so unfair to put his mortal enemy's interests above his own, to prepare the predator a feast equal to his own body weight daily. But such was his lot. Ironic.
ReplyDeleteBut the big problem with wealth is that there are so many boats...