The Return of "Thus Spoke the Platypus" Part VI
The people gathered around Utnapishtim as he stood by the crossroads and they called out to him: "Teach us a new thing!"
But Utnapishtim replied: "What new thing shall I teach you? Already, you know all that Utnapishtim has to say: do not lie, do not steal, do not murder! That which you do not wish to be done unto you, do not do to another! But these teachings you do not keep. How then shall Utnapishtim teach you a new thing? Behold, even if Wisdom should become a man and speak with you in the flesh you would not marvel."
When the crowds heard these words, they scoffed at him. "Og shows us new things," they said. "Each day he brings forth new marvels."
But Utnapishtim replied: "Yet you still crave more. Seven marvels cannot not satisfy you, and seventy times seven marvels lose their splendor like the grass. Paltry indeed must be the marvels of Og, King of Bashan, if he must bring new ones forth each day to please you. If you seek marvels, seek marvels that remain marvels indeed!"
Thus spoke Utnapishtim.
But Utnapishtim replied: "What new thing shall I teach you? Already, you know all that Utnapishtim has to say: do not lie, do not steal, do not murder! That which you do not wish to be done unto you, do not do to another! But these teachings you do not keep. How then shall Utnapishtim teach you a new thing? Behold, even if Wisdom should become a man and speak with you in the flesh you would not marvel."
When the crowds heard these words, they scoffed at him. "Og shows us new things," they said. "Each day he brings forth new marvels."
But Utnapishtim replied: "Yet you still crave more. Seven marvels cannot not satisfy you, and seventy times seven marvels lose their splendor like the grass. Paltry indeed must be the marvels of Og, King of Bashan, if he must bring new ones forth each day to please you. If you seek marvels, seek marvels that remain marvels indeed!"
Thus spoke Utnapishtim.
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