Lex:	At times I think art can express philosophy more eloquently than words.
Lis:	I notice the Chinese characters for 'state,' 'river' and 'plum.' Any reason for that?
Linda:	We could invent reasons, but I don't think the author needed any exegesis. Perhaps he believed things flowed well-enough without any human 'reasons.' Often what we call 'reasons' are essentially afterthoughts: the actual mechanics of life are invisible.
Ron:	(frowning) That sounds like a formula for fostering wimpy brains.
Lex:	Don't worry, it took three billion years to get this far and life is far from wimpy.