> What about other kinds of experiences that "wonderfully concentrate the
> mind" - danger experiences, penniless experiences, etc., etc.?  I reckon
> all such experiences are opportunities to some degree: one has a choice
> at these junctures. 
Yes, but they're not at the same level. You certainly can reprogram
yourself by choosing different paths in these cases, but a true
metaprogramming experience seems to leave everything open to change. It's
like installing a new operating system rather than just changing a few
lines of code. 
	Mark
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