Hmmm, I don't know the saying regarding nuts and soup, but I do have a guess! This is great reminder to me to stay calm and reason logically, especially when my emotion or ego try to influence me. I would have chosen spoon on this and gotten it wrong. The great thing about the approach you outlined is that one could soundly defend the logic followed to arrive at the chosen answer. If I had tried to defend my reasoning to arrive at spoon, I would have a weak argument at best, and potentially a fallacious one.
The concept of rising up to material rather than bringing it down to me by saying "it's like X" is definitely a weak area for me. And as you said, when this rising up to the material is embarked upon sincerely, there is much wonder and joy to come from the learning process.
Hmmm, I don't know the saying regarding nuts and soup, but I do have a guess! This is great reminder to me to stay calm and reason logically, especially when my emotion or ego try to influence me. I would have chosen spoon on this and gotten it wrong. The great thing about the approach you outlined is that one could soundly defend the logic followed to arrive at the chosen answer. If I had tried to defend my reasoning to arrive at spoon, I would have a weak argument at best, and potentially a fallacious one.
The concept of rising up to material rather than bringing it down to me by saying "it's like X" is definitely a weak area for me. And as you said, when this rising up to the material is embarked upon sincerely, there is much wonder and joy to come from the learning process.