I’ll take the upvotes here as a request for explanation.
I see two things in the poem. The first that occurred to me was the best way to predict the future is to create it. The second is related: Observe the situation and put yourself in the best position to affect or determine the outcome.
the best way to predict the future is to create it. The second is related: Observe the situation and put yourself in the best position to affect or determine the outcome.
From the context in the book, I always thought it was a sort of gentle Zen-esque admonishment. “Why are you worrying over hypotheticals and subjunctives? Get busy doing or get busy dying.”
Where does a ball alight,
Falling through the bright midair?
Hit it with your snout!
-- unnamed neo-dolphin poet, Uplift War by David Brin
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I’ll take the upvotes here as a request for explanation.
I see two things in the poem. The first that occurred to me was the best way to predict the future is to create it. The second is related: Observe the situation and put yourself in the best position to affect or determine the outcome.
That is something to quote. :)
From the context in the book, I always thought it was a sort of gentle Zen-esque admonishment. “Why are you worrying over hypotheticals and subjunctives? Get busy doing or get busy dying.”
Is this supposed to be a haiku? It almost is one, but it’s off by one syllable.
In the book, it’s presented as a translation from the neo-dolphin language Trinary. I expect the resemblence to haiku is intentional.