Lost in French Translation, Part 01: Serenity, the Pilot

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Originally posted by asarian:

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David wrote:

As for the line, "The wheel never stops turning" this is Mal's poetical way of saying that Badger will come to regret not dealing with him. It's related to the phrase, "what goes around comes around." Badger for his part turns the metaphor aside by noting that the hub of the wheel doesn't turn and as he is in the center it doesn't matter what comes around.

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David is very right, of course. Just like to add that I don't believe the metaphor of the 'turning wheel' was just chosen randomly. Their 'Verse is replete with Buddhism. And in Buddhism, 'The Wheel' (of karma and rebirth), called "Samsara", is a well-known concept.

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For a more poetical explanation, check out "Karma Slave" by the group Splashdown.

"Today I'll be spinning on a Wheel,
I'm a slave to a Wheel
And there isn't any stopping.
What mistakes could I have made?
I'm a slave serving time for a life that I've forgotten.

I'm a slave of Karma.
Spin the Wheel and I'm a king reborn.
I'm a slave to Karma
I'm coming back, yeah, I'll be coming back,
But for the last time.

Today I'm a king on the Wheel,
Still a slave to the Wheel,
But this time around I'm smiling.
Keep me cautious, keep me safe, just in case there's a chance
I can leave this Wheel behind me.

Stand in the Middle and you won't get dizzy.
Stand in the Middle and you won't fall down.
If you stand in the Middle you can keep your balance.
Stand in the Middle while the Wheel spins round and round.

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