Hi, Justfloating!

Once upon a time...

A sage is asked to settle a dispute. He listens to the first claimant and says "you're right". Then, after hearing the second, he says "you're right". Witnessing this, the sage's disciple cannot restrain himself - "But master, how can they both be right?". "You're right too!" is the sage's response.

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Justfloating: "...I hate the degree I'm doing right now, and the only reason I don't drop out is that I need it to get the degree I actually DO want." [I.e. Justfloating has a distinct goal in mind; present activities are a means to that greater end.]

Wisdom: "You're right."

Friend: "...we get as much out of something as what we put into it, and maybe [you] should try getting as much out of my last year and a half here as [you] can. Because the future is uncertain and all we really have is the present."

Wisdom: "You're right."

Imaginary Third Party: "How can they both be right?"

Wisdom: "And you're right too!"

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Be well, Rebecca. Rest and look after yourself as present circumstances permit.