Far cry?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>.” <span word="Far">Far</span> <span word="cry">cry</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="cry">cry</span>” <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span>.</p><p><span word="Ideal">Ideal</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="real">real</span>.</p><p><span word="See">See</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="world">world</span>?</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span>, <span word="he">he</span>/<span word="she">she</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span>/<span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seamlessly">seamlessly</span> – <span word="all">all</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>, <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="free">free</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="acknowledges">acknowledges</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="big">big</span> <span word="improvements">improvements</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="either">either</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="far">far</span> <span word="cry">cry</span>”. <span word="Why">Why</span> “<span word="far">far</span> <span word="cry">cry</span>”, <span word="when">when</span> “<span word="far">far</span>” <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="far">far</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="afar">afar</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shout">shout</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="voices">voices</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>. <span word="Whenever">Whenever</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="shouting">shouting</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>.</p>
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