Sunflower 02/20/2022 (Sun) 19:36:38 Id: 72d2a5 No.891 del
>>890
I think you can read the symbolism of the bull's horn in Zhuan Falun in relation to this.
I don't agree about the state of zen buddhism as presented there, but then I don't agree on buddhism itself being a "true" religion either.

The carrot is similar, as it is wide at first, then narrows by the other end. In my view this is like the exponential resistance faced when walking the wrong way. You just can't do it. But if turned outwards, that's exactly what you need to block idiots coming your way. Make them climb a mountain that just gets narrower as they proceed, until their efforts are all wasted and they can't get past. It's such a small spike seen from afar, surely you can climb it? Therein lies the trick. Carrots or blackroots >>889 don't grown endlessly.

Why is modern economic policies based on "stick and carrot"? They lure you with a dead end, and hit you with a stick if you don't fall for it.
It works on Jack and Jenny (as they are asses donkeys) but not on Jack and Jill who climbed the hill. This Jack planted the beanstalk which lead all the way up. He put the bean under the flooring by mistake, which is the wrong direction, but it lead him to heaven.