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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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On Thu, 8 Jan 2026 20:13:42 -0800
John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> wrote:

> All of history's successive tides shaped the world we know today, and
> all the things happening now will shape what comes after; that is, as
> they say, the way of things.

(In retrospect, it's funny that this discussion came up in the context
of a culture that has a whole entire phrase - mono no aware - for the
poignant beauty of transience...)