Wat?
This is where I post the questionable things I hear or read each day.
Aug 28
May 05
“ Either in conflict with others or in harmony with them,
we go through life like a runaway horse, unable to stop.
Working hard until the end of his life,
unable to appreciate any achievement,
worn out and incapable of resting,
isn’t he a pathetic sight?
He may say, ‘I’m still alive,’ but so what?
When the body rots, so does the mind - is this not tragic?
Is this not ridiculous, or is it just me that is ridiculous and everyone else is sane?
If you allow your mind to guide you,
who then can be seen as being without a teacher?
Why is it thought that only the one who understands change and whose heart approves this can be the teacher?
Surely the fool is just the same.
But if you ignore your mind but insist you know right from wrong, you are like the saying,
‘Today I set off for Yueh and arrived yesterday.’
we go through life like a runaway horse, unable to stop.
Working hard until the end of his life,
unable to appreciate any achievement,
worn out and incapable of resting,
isn’t he a pathetic sight?
He may say, ‘I’m still alive,’ but so what?
When the body rots, so does the mind - is this not tragic?
Is this not ridiculous, or is it just me that is ridiculous and everyone else is sane?
If you allow your mind to guide you,
who then can be seen as being without a teacher?
Why is it thought that only the one who understands change and whose heart approves this can be the teacher?
Surely the fool is just the same.
But if you ignore your mind but insist you know right from wrong, you are like the saying,
‘Today I set off for Yueh and arrived yesterday.’
—
Chuang Tzu
P.S. This doesn’t make me go wat, it makes me go yes.
Apr 12
My Godmother
“The nice thing about California is that you’re just hours from everything, but you’re also just hours from disaster.”
- Martha
Apr 06
Atlanta
