Why should Harry be expected to listen to anyone at Hogwarts?

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No: HPFGUIDX 122801


> > Neri:
> > 
> > My apologies for quoting from the Eschatological Laundry List again,
> > but it does seem to provide an answer to any the-world-isn't-fair
> > post. The Eternal Truth that comes to mind this time is #30 in the
list:
> > 
> > "We have only ourselves, and one another. That may not be much, but
> > that's all there is".
> > 
> 
> Lupinlore:
> No apology is necessary!  Unfortunately, the quote does not go one
> single iota in the direction of answering the problem.  Of course, the
> reply may be there are no answers.  But, I don't believe that, so I
> repeat, the quote is absolutely no help whatsoever.
>

Neri:
Well of course it isn't ;-). Did anyone promise that it IS? Did you
see in this whole list a single Eternal Truth that sounds even
remotely like "if you have a big problem with a Dark Lord and lousy
teachers, the answer can be found in this list"? On the contrary, the
list ensures us time and again that the answer can be found only
within ourselves (and one another). 

> 
> Lupinlore:
> 
> P.S.  Shouldn't the set of quotes really be called "the EXISTENTIAL
> laundry list?"  They are certainly very existential.  They are not,
> however, the least little bit eschatological.
>

Neri:
The list is "eschatological" because Sheldon Kopp said it is. The list
comes from his book "If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him".   

> > Lupinlore:
> Existential = the belief that what is given in experience is all there
> is in reality, and that such things as "truth," "justice," etc., arise
> from human striving and decisions.
>

Neri:
Sheldon Kopp is obviously influenced by Zen and Tao ideas. Now, I
wouldn't recommend trying to explain to a Zen master that his
philosophy is "existential". He might hand you a mighty blow with his
stick, and then ask you if your feeling of being wronged is not realty
  ;-D

Neri