virtual OS / a proposal regarding one of the principles

Rhett Hudson/Chris Weaver rhett&chris at main.nc.us
Wed Mar 29 06:53:54 PST 2000


"What happens is the only thing that happens."
I'm with you.
That "only thing that could have" has stuck in my conscience like a fishbone
for more than a year.

-Chris Weaver
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>From: Murli Nagasundaram <rismurli at cobfac.boisestate.edu>
>To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>Subject: virtual OS / a proposal regarding one of the principles
>Date: Wed, Mar 29, 2000, 8:42 PM
>

...when i did my last open space, another time I occupied
> myself with the translation of the principles into German, and doing
> that, I realized, that I prefer to say "What happens is the only
> thing that happens" instead of "...is the only thing that could have
> happened". To me the first version emphasizes even more, that its
> about paying attention to and working with whatever is now, instead of
> mourning about could
> be's. Besides I`m not sure about what could have happend - but I now,
> that whatever happens, is the only thing that happens.
>
> Greetings to all of you
>
> Oliver Schrader (Vienna)
>



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