Mean

God may be subtle, but he isn't plain mean.

~ Albert Einstein

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Elliott and I have little conversations from time to time.  At least a couple a week.  We talk about things and the world and how people function (or try to function) in the world.  We make very astute observations.  All the time.  We talk about the nature of life and what is real and all that super-complex stuff.

Here is an example of one of our exchanges getting at the root of truth.  Elliott had just made a very important observation.  Then he said, "Oh, that might be mean."  I responded, "It might be mean and it might be true.  Sometimes those are the same thing."

We agreed.  So it must be one of those ultimate truths.