Friday, February 27, 2009

Coal Creek Boxcars

The Coal Creek boxcars scuttled along the tracks with their black horde. She counted everyone of them from the pickup truck pulled up by the railroad crossing, the first and only vehicle in line on a Colorado mountain back road. 136, 137, 138. On the way to the Pinecliffe. On the way to Rollinsville and the Moffat Tunnel up high. She turned to the mystery man and pronounced the final count. "138, that's what you owe me". He gave her a wry enigmatic look. "138, what, babe?" His eyes brightened from the inner machinations of his mind. "138 kisses", she flatly declared. "Oh, I thought you meant something else. And, hey, I thought that was only if they were empty?" She slowly moved closer to him. "I'll take my chances."

Neijing:Lingshu/Inner Classics:Spiritual Pivot

What responds to environment is called xin (heart-mind).
What xin brings out is called yi (imagery).
What yi stores is called zhi (memory).
Because of zhi, knowledge is reorganized.
This is called si (thinking, reflection).
Because of si, one thinks for the future.
This is call lu (strategy, plan).
Because of lu, one makes decisions and takes actions.
This is called zhi (wisdom).