Koan: And It Makes Me Wonder

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The Speed Of Fatness

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ko·an

/ˈkōän/
noun

A paradoxical anecdote or riddle, used in Zen Buddhism to demonstrate the inadequacy of logical reasoning and to provoke enlightenment.
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Koan wonder

When I’m in a hurry to get up the L platform stairs,

I sometimes wonder . . .

Are fat people slow because they’re fat,

Or are they fat because they’re slow?

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