Pooh's Tao
Monday, December 31, 2007
I've been reading "The Tao of Pooh" which I recently took with me to the coffee shop. My friend, who has a PoohBear-like appearance, exclaimed in his usual jubilant manner, "I have that book, too!"
This friend is an excellent guitar player. He enjoys describing various chords and such to me as he is playing, although he knows I am musically illiterate. I get the feeling he is simply talking out loud without actually trying to teach me to be musical.
After a few minutes of listening to him play and talk gibberish this morning, I asked him: "Since you are so involved and knowledgeable about sound, I wonder what your thoughts are on the old question of whether a falling tree makes a sound in the forest if no-one is there."
Without hesitation, and without looking up from his chubby fingers stroking the guitar, he said "There is no forest."
And so, now I am wondering.... what would Pooh say?
What do you think? And do all my questions make me an owl?
This friend is an excellent guitar player. He enjoys describing various chords and such to me as he is playing, although he knows I am musically illiterate. I get the feeling he is simply talking out loud without actually trying to teach me to be musical.
After a few minutes of listening to him play and talk gibberish this morning, I asked him: "Since you are so involved and knowledgeable about sound, I wonder what your thoughts are on the old question of whether a falling tree makes a sound in the forest if no-one is there."
Without hesitation, and without looking up from his chubby fingers stroking the guitar, he said "There is no forest."
And so, now I am wondering.... what would Pooh say?
What do you think? And do all my questions make me an owl?
