the humanist and the quietist
walked along the beach
and had a respectful dispute
about freedom of speech
their plimsolls were leaving traces
on the golden sand
the evening sun embraced them
and everything felt grand
they had time to puff on their pipes
about once or twice
before their wives distracted them
with asking for advice
their children’s wedding was pretty soon
and all was mess and froth
on top of that, the wives couldn’t agree
on the colour of the tablecloth
an hour of scandal, some broken plates
torn shreds of hair and squeal
that moment the phrase ‘freedom of speech’
seemed absurd and unreal
the humanist and the quietist
miraculously survived
but their philosophical views
were now very much deprived
by TETIANA ALEKSINA
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unbolt me 
Ah, to have or make the time to hash things out.
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Indeed. 😛
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Besides which the wives complained of sand in the sandals, and that was the largest scandal! 😉
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A sandal scandal?! Oh MY! 😮
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😂
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Haha ! Funny and deep. Loved it
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Tati thanks you, Shashi. 🙂
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Bravo! I had to look up quietism. It is rare for a concept to be introduced that I have absolutely no clue what it is.
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We love when that happens to us too, Fred. Makes life worth living! 😀
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The practicalities of life oftentimes undermine philosophy.
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Life certainly has an odd way of undercutting everything, that’s for sure.
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