[at-l] On a more Serious Note

>Maybe in order to understand mankind we have to look at that word itself.
>MANKIND. Basically, it's made up of two separate words "mank" and "ind."
>What do these words mean? It's a mystery and so is mankind.
>
>As the light changed from red to green to yellow and back to red again, I
>sat there thinking about life. Was it nothing more than a bunch of honking
>and yelling? Sometimes it seemed that way.

>I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I
>can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.

>When I found the skull in the woods, the first thing I did was call the
>police. But then I got curious about it. I picked it up, and started
>wondering who this person was, and why he had deer horns.
>
>Whenever you read a good book, it's like the author is right there, in the
>room talking to you, which is why I don't like to read good books.

>I hope some animal never bores a hole in my head and lays its eggs in my
>brain, because later you might think you're having a good idea but it's
>just
>eggs hatching.

>If you ever reach total enlightenment while you're drinking a beer, I bet
>it
>makes beer shoot out your nose. . .

>Before criticizing someone, walk a mile in their shoes. Then, when you do
>criticize them, you will be a mile away and have their shoes.
>
>If you ever drop your keys into a river of molten lava, let'em go, because,
>man, they're gone.
>
>If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We
>might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.
>
>To me, it's a good idea to always carry two sacks ofsomething when you walk
>around. That way, if anybody says, "Hey, can you give me a hand?" You can
>say, "Sorry, got these sacks."
>