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that existence the physical universe is 00:00:01

that existence the physical universe is 00:00:06

that existence the physical universe is basically playful there is no necessity 00:00:06

basically playful there is no necessity 00:00:11

basically playful there is no necessity for it whatsoever 00:00:11

for it whatsoever 00:00:13

for it whatsoever it isn't going anywhere that is to say 00:00:13

it isn't going anywhere that is to say 00:00:17

it isn't going anywhere that is to say he doesn't 00:00:17

he doesn't 00:00:19

he doesn't [Music] 00:00:19

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[Music] have some destination that it ought to 00:00:20

have some destination that it ought to 00:00:23

have some destination that it ought to arrive at but that it is best understood 00:00:23

arrive at but that it is best understood 00:00:28

arrive at but that it is best understood by analogy with music because music as 00:00:28

by analogy with music because music as 00:00:34

by analogy with music because music as an art form is essentially playful we 00:00:34

an art form is essentially playful we 00:00:37

an art form is essentially playful we say you play the piano you know work the 00:00:37

say you play the piano you know work the 00:00:40

say you play the piano you know work the piano why 00:00:40

piano why 00:00:45

piano why music differs from say travel when you 00:00:45

music differs from say travel when you 00:00:48

music differs from say travel when you travel you are trying to get somewhere 00:00:48

travel you are trying to get somewhere 00:00:51

travel you are trying to get somewhere and of course we because being a very 00:00:51

and of course we because being a very 00:00:54

and of course we because being a very compulsive and purposive culture are a 00:00:54

compulsive and purposive culture are a 00:00:57

compulsive and purposive culture are a busy getting everywhere faster and 00:00:57

busy getting everywhere faster and 00:00:58

busy getting everywhere faster and faster and faster till we eliminate the 00:00:58

faster and faster till we eliminate the 00:01:00

faster and faster till we eliminate the distance between places so you eliminate 00:01:00

distance between places so you eliminate 00:01:04

distance between places so you eliminate the distance and you eliminate the 00:01:04

the distance and you eliminate the 00:01:06

the distance and you eliminate the churning of the fun of the journey is to 00:01:06

churning of the fun of the journey is to 00:01:09

churning of the fun of the journey is to travel not to obliterate travelling in 00:01:09

travel not to obliterate travelling in 00:01:13

travel not to obliterate travelling in music though one doesn't make the end of 00:01:13

music though one doesn't make the end of 00:01:17

music though one doesn't make the end of a composition if that was so the best 00:01:17

a composition if that was so the best 00:01:21

a composition if that was so the best conductors would be those who played 00:01:21

conductors would be those who played 00:01:23

conductors would be those who played fastest 00:01:23

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and there would be composers who wrote 00:01:26

and there would be composers who wrote 00:01:29

and there would be composers who wrote only for knowledge people go to the 00:01:29

only for knowledge people go to the 00:01:33

only for knowledge people go to the concert 00:01:33

concert 00:01:34

concert just do one crackling cord because 00:01:34

just do one crackling cord because 00:01:36

just do one crackling cord because that's the end say when dancing you 00:01:36

that's the end say when dancing you 00:01:40

that's the end say when dancing you don't aim at a particular spot in the 00:01:40

don't aim at a particular spot in the 00:01:42

don't aim at a particular spot in the room that's where you should arrive the 00:01:42

room that's where you should arrive the 00:01:44

room that's where you should arrive the whole point of the dancing is the down 00:01:44

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now but we don't see that as something 00:01:48

now but we don't see that as something 00:01:53

now but we don't see that as something brought by our education into our 00:01:53

brought by our education into our 00:01:55

brought by our education into our everyday conduct we've got a system of 00:01:55

everyday conduct we've got a system of 00:02:00

everyday conduct we've got a system of schooling which gives a completely 00:02:00

schooling which gives a completely 00:02:02

schooling which gives a completely different impression it's all graded and 00:02:02

different impression it's all graded and 00:02:06

different impression it's all graded and what we do is we put the child into the 00:02:06

what we do is we put the child into the 00:02:08

what we do is we put the child into the corridor or they kind of come on kitty 00:02:08

corridor or they kind of come on kitty 00:02:12

corridor or they kind of come on kitty kitty kitty 00:02:12

kitty kitty 00:02:13

kitty kitty and yeah you go to kindergarten that's a 00:02:13

and yeah you go to kindergarten that's a 00:02:15

and yeah you go to kindergarten that's a great thing because when you finish that 00:02:15

great thing because when you finish that 00:02:17

great thing because when you finish that you'll get into first grade and then 00:02:17

you'll get into first grade and then 00:02:21

you'll get into first grade and then come on first grade leads the second 00:02:21

come on first grade leads the second 00:02:23

come on first grade leads the second grade and so on and then you get out of 00:02:23

grade and so on and then you get out of 00:02:24

grade and so on and then you get out of grade school you go to high school and 00:02:24

grade school you go to high school and 00:02:26

grade school you go to high school and it's revving up the thing is coming then 00:02:26

it's revving up the thing is coming then 00:02:28

it's revving up the thing is coming then you're gonna go to college oh by Jove 00:02:28

you're gonna go to college oh by Jove 00:02:30

you're gonna go to college oh by Jove then you get into graduate school and 00:02:30

then you get into graduate school and 00:02:32

then you get into graduate school and when you're through with graduate school 00:02:32

when you're through with graduate school 00:02:33

when you're through with graduate school you go out to join the world and then 00:02:33

you go out to join the world and then 00:02:36

you go out to join the world and then you get into some racket where you're 00:02:36

you get into some racket where you're 00:02:38

you get into some racket where you're selling insurance and they've got that 00:02:38

selling insurance and they've got that 00:02:42

selling insurance and they've got that quota to make and you're going to make 00:02:42

quota to make and you're going to make 00:02:44

quota to make and you're going to make that and all the time this thing is 00:02:44

that and all the time this thing is 00:02:46

that and all the time this thing is coming it's coming it's coming that 00:02:46

coming it's coming it's coming that 00:02:48

coming it's coming it's coming that great thing the success you're working 00:02:48

great thing the success you're working 00:02:50

great thing the success you're working for then when you wake up one day about 00:02:50

for then when you wake up one day about 00:02:52

for then when you wake up one day about 40 years old you say my god I've arrived 00:02:52

40 years old you say my god I've arrived 00:02:55

40 years old you say my god I've arrived and you don't feel very different from 00:02:55

and you don't feel very different from 00:02:58

and you don't feel very different from what you always felt and there's a 00:02:58

what you always felt and there's a 00:03:00

what you always felt and there's a slight letdown because you feel there's 00:03:00

slight letdown because you feel there's 00:03:01

slight letdown because you feel there's a hoax and there was a hoax a dreadful 00:03:01

a hoax and there was a hoax a dreadful 00:03:04

a hoax and there was a hoax a dreadful hoax they made you miss everything by 00:03:04

hoax they made you miss everything by 00:03:08

hoax they made you miss everything by expectation over the people who live to 00:03:08

expectation over the people who live to 00:03:11

expectation over the people who live to retire and put those savings away 00:03:11

retire and put those savings away 00:03:14

retire and put those savings away and then when they 65 they don't have 00:03:14

and then when they 65 they don't have 00:03:17

and then when they 65 they don't have any energy left that more or less 00:03:17

any energy left that more or less 00:03:19

any energy left that more or less impotent and they go with rotten and old 00:03:19

impotent and they go with rotten and old 00:03:22

impotent and they go with rotten and old peoples senior citizens community 00:03:22

peoples senior citizens community 00:03:25

peoples senior citizens community [Applause] 00:03:25

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[Applause] because we've simply cheated ourselves 00:03:28

because we've simply cheated ourselves 00:03:30

because we've simply cheated ourselves the whole way down the line but did we 00:03:30

the whole way down the line but did we 00:03:33

the whole way down the line but did we thought of life by analogy with a 00:03:33

thought of life by analogy with a 00:03:35

thought of life by analogy with a journey with a pilgrimage which had a 00:03:35

journey with a pilgrimage which had a 00:03:38

journey with a pilgrimage which had a serious purpose at the end that the 00:03:38

serious purpose at the end that the 00:03:40

serious purpose at the end that the thing was to get to that end success or 00:03:40

thing was to get to that end success or 00:03:42

thing was to get to that end success or whatever it is or maybe heaven after 00:03:42

whatever it is or maybe heaven after 00:03:44

whatever it is or maybe heaven after your death but we missed the point the 00:03:44

your death but we missed the point the 00:03:48

your death but we missed the point the whole way along it was a musical thing 00:03:48

whole way along it was a musical thing 00:03:51

whole way along it was a musical thing he was supposed to sing order down while 00:03:51

he was supposed to sing order down while 00:03:53

he was supposed to sing order down while the music was being played 00:03:53

the music was being played 00:03:56

the music was being played [Music] 00:03:56

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it's hard me the cool 00:04:05

it's hard me the cool 00:04:12

it's hard me the cool the stars before you 00:04:12

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how'll I 00:04:19

how'll I 00:04:21

how'll I Cary's 00:04:21

Cary's 00:04:23

Cary's [Music] 00:04:23

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[Music] the show 00:04:32

the show 00:04:34

the show [Music] 00:04:34

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you swine 00:04:38

you swine 00:04:40

you swine [Music] 00:04:40

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you 00:05:13

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you [Music] 00:05:15