" 'To be or not to be, that is the question', is not this Pair the basic principle of all life Master?"
"Certainly not. What comes after that, that is the principle."
"I do not understand."
"When we look for a principle of a squirrel, does it not imply that 'squirrel' then IS? The question: is/not-is, therefore already settled? What comes after the being, that is the principle, and it is: to remain/not-remain, or to maintain/notmaintain. It is only meaningful to speak of this after the 'to is' is decided."
"I understand Master."
"Good. And what is there to maintain?"
"That what all life is about, what drives all ideation Master, naturally: Control."
"Excellent! Do not again be bamboozled by good-looking Shakespearean
slogans that may miss the True Word, the Way by so many
miles, so many ages."