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 I have to juxtapose different ideas in order to see how they relate to each other and how they relate to reality. This juxtaposition requires a thought or actually is a thought.

Kappa: Wow, that resonates! It is a pity we cannot continue along these lines.

Delta: Yeah, we have gone astray.

Kappa: I don’t know why, but an entirely new discrepancy just occurred to me!

All: (Look puzzled)

Kappa: Look. . . but it is a truly strange one,. . . I am not quite sure.

Gamma: Well?

Kappa: All right. Say you got a car, right?

Alpha: Right!

Kappa: All right. . . . The car works if all of its parts work, and all of them are connected properly. ..

Alpha: That’s new!

Kappa: Now take one part out and the whole thing does not work anymore!

Teacher: Interesting. . . . Assuming that’s true.

Kappa: All right, let’s take another example. . . . Sorry, I am trying to get a hold of my idea. ..

Delta: Go ahead, catch it!

Kappa: Thanks. . . . Let’s take a meal.

Alpha: I’m ready.

Kappa: You can have a small portion, and it is still edible. And the more you have, the more satisfied you are, right? Until you are full.

Beta: Well?

Kappa: Now if you read a fragment of a story or listen to a fragment of music, it may tell you a lot about the entire work. A fragment can be as meaningful as the entire piece.

Alpha: But you would like to read the entire story!

Delta: That is right, and the more you read, the more you want to reach the end!

Alpha: The same with meals! What’s the difference?

Beta: It is not the same. You read a book to the end, no matter how big the book is. It depends on the book, not on you. . . but normally you eat as much as you need, no matter how much is left.