Cowsay #959

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/ A novice asked the master: "I have a program that sometimes runs and          \
| sometimes aborts.  I have followed the rules of programming, yet I am totally |
| baffled. What is the reason for this?"                                        |
| The master replied: "You are confused because you do not understand           |
| the Tao.  Only a fool expects rational behavior from his fellow humans.  Why  |
| do you expect it from a machine that humans have constructed?  Computers      |
| simulate determinism; only the Tao is perfect.                                |
| The rules of programming are transitory; only the Tao is eternal.             |
| Therefore you must contemplate the Tao before you receive enlightenment."     |
| "But how will I know when I have received enlightenment?" asked the           |
| novice.                                                                       |
| "Your program will then run correctly," replied the master.                   |
\ -- Geoffrey James, "The Tao of Programming"                                   /
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