To Avoid Fainting Repeat...
In regards to the great feedback I received- Ryan, best of luck in the old job search- I know it's rough, but hang tight! I've found that the path you're supposed to take will eventually become clear. My advice is do what you are made for- first find that out, then go for it. I am giving serious thought to going for my CDL (Commercial Driver's License) and putting in for a job driving a truck. Ever since I was a boy, this type of thing has held an interest for me, and after all, the money's good, and that's my main concern. If the wife and little one are happy and taken care of, that's good enough for me. Anonymous, so sorry to hear about the tinnitus- I recently stumbled across this story, and it put a new face 0n things for me- funny how inspiration comes from the oddest of places- "Once in a while you get shown the light/In the strangest of places, if you look at it right"- Robert Hunter-
Time before time, when the world was young, two brothers shared a field and a mill. Each night they divided evenly the grain they had ground together during the day. Now as it happened, one of the brothers lived alone; the other had a wife and a large family. One day, the single brother thought to himself: "It isn't really fair that we divide the grain evenly. I have only myself to care for, but my brother has his children to feed." So each night he secretly took some of his grain to his brother's granary to see that he was never without.
But the married brother said to himself one day, "It isn't really fair that we divide the grain evenly, because I have children in my old age, but my brother has no one. What will he do when he is old?" So every night he secretly took some of his grain to his brother's granary. As a result, both of them always found their supply of grain mysteriously replenished each morning.
Then one night the brothers met each other halfway between their two houses, suddenly realized what had been happening, and embraced each other in love. The story is that God witnessed their meeting and proclaimed, "This is a holy place- a place of love- and here it is that my temple shall be built. " And so it was. The holy place, where God is made known, is the place where human beings discover each other in love. "
Hope this helps...
Near Bodh Gaya, on Pilgrimage
Starting out early, a day’s walk to reach the temple-
strange how here a bald head and robe does not
seem the least bit strange, we
wait for the bus rattling and swaying on the narrow street,
old woman stops before us, smiles with missing teeth,
Old enough to be my grandmother, yet
bows a gray head, requesting blessings from us monks,
Old woman, the blessing is from you to us
(Bodh Gaya is the village where Buddha was said to have spent a night in contemplation, and at the end of that night realized enlightenment. There is a temple built on the site now, and a descendant of the original tree that it is thought the Buddha himself sat under is kept there. It is considered a holy site, and many Buddhists make a pilgrimage there. I'm told the temple is quite a sight to see- as I imagine all India and Nepal must be. It is my wish someday to travel there, time and resources permitting.)
Time before time, when the world was young, two brothers shared a field and a mill. Each night they divided evenly the grain they had ground together during the day. Now as it happened, one of the brothers lived alone; the other had a wife and a large family. One day, the single brother thought to himself: "It isn't really fair that we divide the grain evenly. I have only myself to care for, but my brother has his children to feed." So each night he secretly took some of his grain to his brother's granary to see that he was never without.
But the married brother said to himself one day, "It isn't really fair that we divide the grain evenly, because I have children in my old age, but my brother has no one. What will he do when he is old?" So every night he secretly took some of his grain to his brother's granary. As a result, both of them always found their supply of grain mysteriously replenished each morning.
Then one night the brothers met each other halfway between their two houses, suddenly realized what had been happening, and embraced each other in love. The story is that God witnessed their meeting and proclaimed, "This is a holy place- a place of love- and here it is that my temple shall be built. " And so it was. The holy place, where God is made known, is the place where human beings discover each other in love. "
Hope this helps...
Near Bodh Gaya, on Pilgrimage
Starting out early, a day’s walk to reach the temple-
strange how here a bald head and robe does not
seem the least bit strange, we
wait for the bus rattling and swaying on the narrow street,
old woman stops before us, smiles with missing teeth,
Old enough to be my grandmother, yet
bows a gray head, requesting blessings from us monks,
Old woman, the blessing is from you to us
(Bodh Gaya is the village where Buddha was said to have spent a night in contemplation, and at the end of that night realized enlightenment. There is a temple built on the site now, and a descendant of the original tree that it is thought the Buddha himself sat under is kept there. It is considered a holy site, and many Buddhists make a pilgrimage there. I'm told the temple is quite a sight to see- as I imagine all India and Nepal must be. It is my wish someday to travel there, time and resources permitting.)
posted by Tenryu at 6:35 PM
1 Comments:
TENRYU,
The path I long to take is to become a fly fishing teacher/guide....but it won’t pay the bills so I guess this will have to wait. One of my co-workers at my previous job left the company to drive a commercial truck…he said he loves it…good luck with your search. I love that quote from Robert Hunter it’s also found in the lyrics to Grateful Dead Scarlet Begonias, great tune! Nepal looks like a beautiful place.....I would love to travel there someday, a run thru the Himalayan Mountains would be truly spiritual!
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