Perhaps you will eventually
realize that not all questions have answers, nor do all answers have
questions. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? A young man replied
to me when I asked about his tastes in sexual partners, "They must be male,
shorter than I, wider than I, and at least twice my age." I asked him why.
"I don't know," he said, thus earning my respect not only for his
candor, but also for his wisdom. He knew that he did not know, and admitted
it. His feelings were an answer without a question. In the same way
does a young heterosexual accept his sexual orientation without question,
the difference being that no one will ever seriously ask him why.
Having had much experience of presumed "authorities" such as some of the
"experts" called to testify in court (just watch Court TV), I have learnt
to respect highly the person who answers, "I don't know, but I will give
it some thought," and then afterward prefaces his conclusions with "perhaps."
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