Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 04, 2015
May 03, 2015
May 05, 2015
Transcript:
Calvin: "I suppose the secret to happiness is learning to appreciate the moment" Calvin: "I, for example, take great pleasure in being right here, right now, doing what we're doing" Hobbes: "Of course, you're supposed to be at school" Calvin: "I couldn't appreciate those moments"
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Calvin needs to enjoy living in the moment, because he’ll be in a lot of trouble in another moment. In the U.S., the expression “just one second” is in the process of replacing the expression “just a moment.” Perhaps someday we will be talking about “living in the second” rather than “living in the moment.”At least when Calvin returns to school, he will be able to say that he has been gone for “just one second.”It seems risky for Hobbes to be climbing a tree. If Calvin’s Mom were to spot them, Hobbes would suddenly turn into a stuffed animal and he would fall from the tree. Reading comic strips and sharing humor are therapeutic, because we are enjoying living in the moment. Sadly, in the future we may be limited to doing this for just one second. This concludes my random thoughts on Calvin and Hobbes and language evolution for today.