APAD: There's a thin line between

The phrase "there's a thin/fine line between" is used to describe two things that are very similar, despite having some key differences. It highlights a subtle distinction between two concepts, ideas, or actions where one can easily transition into the other, but one is acceptable and the other is not.

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What prompted me to APAD  this phrase is the story of math genius and Nodel laureate John Nash.

You probably also watched the movie "A beautiful mind" based on his biography with the same name.  I was so touched by the movie, I bought the book and kept it with me till today (see pic below).

"There is a thin line between genius and madness". But in Nash's case, that line is so blurred that the two became the same thing!!! 

The phrase can be used many other ways: eg. there is a thin line between fear and caution, between love and hate, between too much and not enough, ..., etc.

But one may never have enough fresh cherry tomatoes 

Cheers to all!

Note the cherry tomatoes were picked yesterday from our very own garden plots!

 

 

Knew no Nash, cross often the line, and crave always good

tomatoes. :-)

The thin line is not a hard line:)）

An invisible filament cuts a cruiser in half as it passes

thru a strait, in The 3Body Problem, if I remember correctly

wish couldSendSomeOver :-) noticed APAD's a new verb now?~~

Haha, only aCoder can write thisWay, grab readers' attention

w/ plain langugae but great imagination. Love the fiction!

& not as wide as the spectrum btw black& white :-)

Thanks for sharing. I read about a little episode about Nash

When Nash was in Princeton, Oppenheimer was the head the institution. At one time, Nash was struggling with mental problems.

One day, Nash's doctor called Oppenheimer to check on Nash and asked whether he is sane.

Oppenheimer said bluntly: dear Doctor, nobody can answer this question!

Oh, so the thin line is not thin,but razor sharp:)

Thx 4 the story. visted Princeton, a nice school. Think only

Unis can b so tolerant. + other places that one can work

It _is_ thin but it's made out of some nano-tech BS :-)

alone, say a coder, worked8yrs w/ a co-worker whoHasBipoler

Really? Not in my dictionaries.

Understood:) Thank you.

only in MYSJ for MYSJer's usage ~~~~~