Unprecedented
In which Rat borrows human excuses
Life is generally unprecedented. No man ever steps into the same river twice, hence there is something unprecedented about every situation. If you’re willing to accept «unprecedented situation» as an excuse, you get more «unprecedented situations».
I love that saying - you never step in the same river twice. I think it is from the far East. There is also Panda Rhei, greek, everything flows. If we see life as a river, all we have to do is float along. You know it is hard to swim upstream, so why not go with the flow?
Unprecedented situations are a lot like exigent circumstances. Both lend themselves to entirely predictable opportunism. I don't fault Rat for seizing the cheese (carpe caseum, if old learning still serves), of course. Life is precious and fleeting. A bite to eat is a big help!