Revisited xxx

[major walker]

A nice story just what I needed to read today . Thanks

“Once he [Siddhartha] traveled to a village to buy up a large rice crop. But when he arrived the rice had already been

sold to another dealer.

Nevertheless, Siddhartha remained a number of days in that village, hosted the farmers, gave their children

copper coins, joined in a wedding celebration, and came back from the journey quite content.

Kamaswami took him to task for not coming back immediately, for wasting time and money. Siddhartha responded:

‘Give up your scolding, my friend! Nothing has ever been achieved by scolding. If we have taken a loss, then let me

stand the loss. I am very content with this trip. I got to know a lot of people, I made friends with a brahmin,

I had children sitting on my lap, farmers showed me their fields, no one treated me like a merchant.’

‘That’s all quite lovely,’ exclaimed Kamaswami indignantly, ‘but you are in fact a merchant, or so I thought. Or was that

just a pleasure trip you took?’ ‘Definitely,’ laughed Siddhartha, “I definitely took that trip for pleasure.

Why else? I got to know people and places, I enjoyed hospitality and trust, I found friendship. You see, my friend,

if I had been Kamaswami, as soon as I saw that my business deal was foiled, I would have turned around instantly

and come back home totally upset. The time and money would in fact have been lost. But in my case I had a

good few days, learned things, had a good time, and harmed neither myself nor anyone else through anger or haste.

And if I ever go back there, perhaps to buy a future crop – or for whatever purpose – I will be warmly and kindly

received by friendly people, and I will congratulate myself for not having been abrupt or shown irritation the last time.

So let well enough alone, my friend, and do not harm yourself by scolding me.’”

[Meursault]

[slavetoyou]

That man obviously never met my Mistress.

[Meursault]

[Vitruvian]

Reminds me of a time, a Bedouin, hunkered down, a cigarette for a cup of tea, neither of which I wanted, his goats, my esthusiasm, an innocence, yet later while dealing with a local official in a difficult situation.........I was know !!
Much to my surprise, a lesson never forgot.

[weeschmoo]

He should be using this, save him wasting his time on a fruitless journey. http://www.fao.org/economic/est/publ...onitor-rmm/en/

[nonpareil]

He should be using this, save him wasting his time on a fruitless journey. http://www.fao.org/economic/est/publ...onitor-rmm/en/

Unfortunately in 500 B.C. Buddha can't access the Internet.

[weeschmoo]

Unfortunately in 500 B.C. Buddha can't access the Internet.

A bit crap in the omnipotent diety stakes then, just another fat bloke with ambitions above his station.

[Stephanie]

He should be using this, save him wasting his time on a fruitless journey. http://www.fao.org/economic/est/publ...onitor-rmm/en/

Lol x

And there goes the moral of the story swooooosh right over that head , never making an impression on that soul x

This thinking , this being hard to achieve / maintain in our always rushed modern city lives.

Is not for everyone.

But those who can tap into it , ---- a beautiful thing x



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[Stephanie]

A nice story just what I needed to read today . Thanks

I prefer that saying like so : "There is no path to Happiness ; the Path is Happiness xx