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Jan. 17th, 2007 03:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
penfieldSally Q. Hornblower from Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, writes:
"I'm surprised that you can write thousands of words on the subject of milk, but significantly fewer on the philosophy of social sciences. Are you a weirdo or something?"
Dear Sally,
Clearly you have missed the subtext and symbolism in all of my milk-related writings. Milk can be a powerfully illustrative tool when studying the nature of humans and their relationships.
First and most obviously, just as mother's milk is the nourishment we receive as babies, the initial loving bond we share with our parents often proves to be the template on which all of our personal relationships thereafter are formed.
Milk, like fundamental relationships such as family, friendship and love, is elementally a natural and beautiful thing. It is only when the purest form is polluted with the artificial additives of societal demands and expectations that it becomes soulless.
Milk is an important part of every person's diet and is critical for healthy teeth and bones. Strong connections with others are important to a well-rounded life, while also improving our smile and strengthening our backbone.
Milk, like humanity, comes in a wide variety of sizes, colors, flavors, temperatures and localities. Even soy milk, which is the societal equivalent of Richard Simmons, is a valuable part of the team.
Milk, when ignored or forgotten, spoils and stinks up the whole refrigerator. We must be vigilant in our relationships, never to take them for granted or allow them to spoil with disuse.
Milk, no matter how good it is, will always leave you thirsty for more milk. And when milk is really good, whether its hot and chocolatey or ice cold in your breakfast cereal, it will make you fat.
Milk = Love.
"I'm surprised that you can write thousands of words on the subject of milk, but significantly fewer on the philosophy of social sciences. Are you a weirdo or something?"
Dear Sally,
Clearly you have missed the subtext and symbolism in all of my milk-related writings. Milk can be a powerfully illustrative tool when studying the nature of humans and their relationships.
First and most obviously, just as mother's milk is the nourishment we receive as babies, the initial loving bond we share with our parents often proves to be the template on which all of our personal relationships thereafter are formed.
Milk, like fundamental relationships such as family, friendship and love, is elementally a natural and beautiful thing. It is only when the purest form is polluted with the artificial additives of societal demands and expectations that it becomes soulless.
Milk is an important part of every person's diet and is critical for healthy teeth and bones. Strong connections with others are important to a well-rounded life, while also improving our smile and strengthening our backbone.
Milk, like humanity, comes in a wide variety of sizes, colors, flavors, temperatures and localities. Even soy milk, which is the societal equivalent of Richard Simmons, is a valuable part of the team.
Milk, when ignored or forgotten, spoils and stinks up the whole refrigerator. We must be vigilant in our relationships, never to take them for granted or allow them to spoil with disuse.
Milk, no matter how good it is, will always leave you thirsty for more milk. And when milk is really good, whether its hot and chocolatey or ice cold in your breakfast cereal, it will make you fat.
Milk = Love.
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Date: 2007-01-18 12:41 am (UTC)But great taste in music!
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