Here's the stuff we found when you searched for "a virtual that is real without being actual, ideal without being abstract"

• lots of small things can fill up a day without you even being aware of it
• babies being born without brains
• disagree without being disagreeable
• Being serious without taking yourself too seriously
• Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves---slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. Live the actual moment. Only this moment is life.
• I want the real you - not this superficial being you pretend to be
• Most of these things I've never seen in real life. Only on screens. Or Elsewhere. I'd die without it.
• Single Being
• You find yourself being chased not only by the bad guys, but also by what should be the good guys
• On not being a writer in Prague
• Being tickled in the neck by a girl you know a little bit
• How to transcend animal instinct and become a superior being
• The Lovecraftian compulsion to keep writing even as one is being devoured
• The new rulers of the world are being decided upon
• The ability of planarian worms to run a maze more successfully after being fed the remains of a successful worm
• being true to your nature
• The day we were married the leftover doves from his days of being a magician hummed little love songs in the attic
• being ill during exams
• What would aliens think if they talked to an average western human being?
• Being Involved
• We're on our way to being GODS!
• on being hit by lightning
• Being rich is as much a trap as being poor
• Being Digital
• The benefits of being single
• Being Asian is rather like having large breasts
• Being in a relationship is not a guarantee against loneliness
• The disadvantages of being left handed
• You can't stop thinking of her: this is how you explained it, a proof of your being in love.
• On being a college radio DJ
• Bruxa Maria de Zuzaya is being tempted
• There's nothing noble about being a soldier
• No one dreams of being a guidance counselor
• Eduardo Kac's GFP Bunny, a work of transgenic art, or, It's not easy being green
• The Story That Is Still Being Written
• On being a rock
• One problem with being born really soon after Christmas
• being mute can do a lot for an idiot
• Toward a Psychology of Being
• Being the Younger Man
• On Being the Right Size
• If you're being attacked, yell fire
• He not busy being born is busy dying
• Abstract Notions versus Actual Circumstance
• It's a sin this not being ready, this not being up to it
• Being both black and white
• Why is "Being There" Considered Better?
• Being stoic, Daoist, and at one with the universe is NO FUN
• Should there be a statute of limitations on being a jerk?
• The relative risk of being attacked by a shark
• For the Time Being
• The girls' guide to being a girl
• The curse of being gifted
• On Being the one who goes away
• Being licked to death by kittens
• and the greatest of these is to mistake something abstract for something real
• on being the only one in a restaurant
• All things being equal
• An hour later, I swing my leg over his and we dream of being young
• On being American
• Tired of being angry
• Our obsessions almost killed me, but now here we are, talking like normal human beings
• Your radical ideas about this being like David Foster Wallace have already occurred to others.
• In a school with over 20,000 people, there is no danger of being recognized later
• being doored
• I'm ceded--I've stopped being Theirs
• Forgive me for being afraid of the world
• Being with an older woman
• Sometimes, I get so lonely I can't stand being conscious.
• Steps To Being a Webmaster
• Being a dickhead
• The Wild Colonials
• Being born gay
• How being an irresponsible geek can kill!
• Being involved in some way with Pauly Shore
• He makes me feel alone just by being there
• The Importance of Being Earnest: Act III
• The Importance of Being Earnest: Act II
• Being asked to sponsor
• Great Chain of Being
• someone without tattoos clearly has a fear of pain, which means in the kitchen they are slow and useless, therefore the food is weak and empty
• imperfect being (user)
• being
• human being
• Beings of pure energy
• Are You Being Served?
• being close to another person
• Just being quiet and close
• The Unbearable Lightness of Being
• in love with being in love
• Being John Malkovich
• I miss you, damn you for being so damn amazing
• The difference between being "naked" and being "nekkid"
• The entire point of being an adult
• Being and Nothingness
• The Importance of Being Earnest
• I'm being eaten by a boa constrictor
• Two Golden Rules of Being a Woman
• Christians don't believe that "being good" gets anyone into Heaven
• Being and Time
• The day I realized what being alive was
• you being in love
• World of Being
• Now that we're being so open and honest
• Evolutionary pressure against being evil
• Guide to determining if you are constantly being mauled by bears
• Being a Christian is magical and foolish: Maybe we're all caught up in a collective psychosis
• Being a Green Mother
• Human beings will believe anything
• Being pulled over by the cops for speeding
• Creativity, the essence of being human
• Being alone
• Being There
• The Need of Being Versed in Country Things
• Human being emulator
• I wonder when I learned to smile when I was being hurt
• Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs
• Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite
• what does being a sociological researcher entail?
• being beaten into an unhealthy state by other people's pasts
• there's good and bad in being a database administrator
• Being rejected by someone you really respect
• Being solicited for sex by people who don't even know your gender
• The joy of Being a Technician
• Tell me a story about being really alive
• do you allow yourself to imagine being with someone?
• stop being so English
• The dangers of being open minded
• I often wonder if I am closer to reality simply for being poorer
• The perks of being a wallflower
• On Being Human
• The bored who complain
• It's nice being in shape
• Everyone should experience being a minority occasionally
• Perils of being too good at your job
• You Are Not Being Fair
• When you are being sacrificed
• The Advantages of Being a Woman Artist
• not as good as being there
• Why do some people enjoy being in nature?
• Supreme Beings of Leisure
• Being complicated is not fun, especially when not everyone agrees that you are
• Why I think I'm a disgusting human being
• being a kid was great
• Being short
• The only thing worse than being uninformed, is being informed and not caring
• The curse of being named Tim
• being complimentary
• What's wrong with being independent
• Jewel not being mean for a minute
• Being really smart and taking lots and lots of drugs
• A sexist joke I'm allowed to tell, due to being a woman
• Reasons for Not Being at Work
• The Importance of Being Educated
• Accidental death odds
• Sometimes, all you can be is a friend
• Being an artist warps the mind
• Kids are being trained to shoot people who chant in the forest
• at the thought of being close to you..
• I don't even know when I am being sarcastic anymore
• dr's Hospital Adventure : it's weird being recognized as somewhat of a celebrity
• The honor of being a rat
• Being put on hold
• You are my electronic human being: my second chance, my way to mend the past.
• Why I hate being single
• A Nocturnal Upon Saint Lucy's Day, being the Shortest Day
• "Gay" being used as an adjective for something bad
• The Everything guide to being a pizza driver
• Being an Eagle Scout no longer means anything
• Why are chimneys being demolished?
• Being Designated Driver on New Year's Eve
• The Greatest Fear In America Is That of Not Being Politically Correct
• I Enjoy Being a Girl
• famous for being famous
• Florida being promoted for its hockey
• she being Brand
• Well, I was tired of being 24 anyway, so there
• The trials and tribulations of being an E-mail technical support representative
• On being the Older Woman
• Imagine if you achieved a higher state of being from the Weather Channel
• Things I hate about being a conservative Republican
• Being the outsider at a party

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