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Mind Open

11/7/2021

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Fortunes in cookies were discussed here a few weeks ago; between then and now I had my favorite Vietnamese food and got a fortune cookie!

Phở (or pho) is a Vietnamese soup dish of broth, rice noodles, herbs and meat, usually beef phở bò and sometimes chicken phở gà. It is Vietnam's national dish and originated in the early 20th century in the northern region of the country. It has been popularized throughout the world by Vietnam War refugees, Texas the next largest USA concentration after California.

The message piqued my interest; how subjective is a closed mind compared to an open one? Who decides how far open or closed the mind's doors should be, to qualify as either? I ask The Committee to weigh in.  
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Saint Irene
12/7/2021 10:41:43

WHOA! Hold the press!!... So, TC is telling us that they pressed the pause button on the humans who made the fortune cookie so they could slip the message that they created inside the exact fortune cookie that the waitress would bring so Patrick DeHaan could read after he enjoyed his delicious pho and would choose to write a post about?!!

More info please...

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Patrick
12/7/2021 21:07:54

Yes, and they pressed that button with my instruction & approval. We are guided, NOT steered. You & we are always at the helm, our GAGs are but the rudder, screw & trim vanes.

Subtract calendar/clock time and human happenstance from the equation; voilà!

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Magic Mike
12/7/2021 12:47:07

Always be open minded. But not so open minded your brains fall out.

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Patrick
12/7/2021 21:04:14

🤣

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Ginger
12/7/2021 14:34:27

We don’t allow things in our minds that don’t fit our preconceived ideas. In those areas our minds are closed to conflicting ideas.

When shopping with my daughter, she’ll pick out things my mind didn’t even see. They were things I wouldn’t wear, so my eyes went right past them. They didn’t exist for me.

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Patrick
12/7/2021 21:10:02

Preconception is also a LEARNED trait, habit & characteristic. We can learn others and employ both. That requires thinking, and who wants their head to hurt? Well.....I do....but I'm a bit bent, screwy & off. Never been accused of being thick, however.

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Jude
12/7/2021 15:28:31

Somehow, this post makes me think of Mark Twain who said:

Life does not consist mainly, or even largely, of facts or happenings. It consist mainly of the storm of thoughts that is forever flowing through one's head.

And it is quite different for each and everyone of us…

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Patrick
12/7/2021 21:11:33

Absolutely correct, even through the same storm, s/he who gets hit by lightning will offer a vastly different assessment of the experience compared to everyone else not struck.

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