Delta: All right. Let’s look at it from another angle. Are all of your
loved ones perfect people?
Kappa: It is not a matter of perfection at all. You don’t choose friends
on these grounds. I mean, whoever you choose to make friends
with is perfect for you, this is it. . . . Although I don’t know
what that means, really . . .
Beta: It is the same for books, music, movies.
Alpha: Meals, houses, cars, tools, parks, lakes, mountains, forests,
barber shops, shopping malls.
Teacher: That is an impressive list.
Delta: But those things are different.
Alpha: What do you mean?
Delta: Remember, I said this before. It’s just that the idea slipped my
mind. If you are hungry and cannot get your favorite meal, you
will eat anything else. Now, if you need a ride and your favorite
car is not available, you drive another one. If your favorite park is
closed, you can go to another one. But if your friend is sick, even
unconscious, you will not go visit someone else. You go visit your
friend. If you cannot find your favorite book when you want it, you
will not sit and read whatever is just hanging about. If you want to
watch a certain movie, and it is not possible for some reason, you
will hardly agree to watch another one. You will wait until you can
watch the one you wanted. Say, if you like comedies, you will not
watch a thriller under any circumstances. I said, it’s different. It is
obviously different. You would understand if . . .
Kappa: Hey, hey, let’s not go there.
Delta: All right, let us not.
The Recipe Case
Kappa: We all got carried away and distracted from the initial question. The important thing is that when you share your meal, a part of it is gone. You can even leave hungry. However, if you share the recipe for that meal, you lose nothing. . . . Actually, yes, the recipe becomes more known, and thus, it becomes more valuable. You are gaining something.
