Via IWon.
Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
– Henry Fielding
Category: Philosophy
Think deep.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I want to do
Master: You must do
Right brain left brain
I can make her spin either direction at will. So they call her a dancer? Must be a mighty cold dance room!
What do you see around you?
Today I saw a slave cemetery. I learned that prior to a particular date graves were laid down in any direction then at a later date headstones and footstones of granite were placed at particular compass points (east and west respectively I think). I saw this when I pulled into a parking space and noticed an iron fence within the trees hidden away by shrubberies. Curiosity caught me and I wandered into the woods to discover a Greenways trail I did not know about and a sign describing the cemetery.
We walk through our lives often without seeing. In college, I read a poem that cannot remember but basically said we walk on the same path daily and never see our surroundings. To and from work or class we walk the same path with our minds constantly on other things. All the while, the dogwood tree goes unnoticed. We see it all the time and mentally block it, forget about it for it is constant, predictable and comfortable. If we force ourselves to walk a different path, then we start to notice the details and beauty around us. I try to keep this in mind as I go about my day and I see things!
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Am I a victim of my circumstances?
Master: You are a victim of your choices.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: How can I bring peace and harmony to the world when I cannot bring it upon my own house?
Master: House? What of self?
The Front Fell Off
How to do the impossible
Got something you cannot seem to do?
- Stop telling yourself it is impossible!
- Put the distractions away. Turn off IRC. Turn off Twitter. Play one final game of Battle Front. Make one final blog post about doing the impossible.
- Quit hyperfixating on the stumbling blocks. There are always multiple solutions to a problem. Chose a solution rather than a stumbling block! Even if the solution is not elegant.
- Get Nike on yourself. Quit thinking about it and just do it!
Looking to return to the womb?
Then a $600 Vagina Couch may be your next purchase! The listing does note some "stains."
Of Grasshoppers
Student: When did I die?
Master: Do tears drop from a lifeless man’s nose?
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I have failed them.
Master: Will you continue to do so?
Police emerge with “Battering Ram” during live report
Oh! Such good timing! Can’t you just see the cops inside egging their buddy on? "Go out now! They’re on the air!" Keep your eye on the door.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Today I struggle to not feel overwhelmed.
Master: Struggle is often a source of anxiety.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: How come I can’t ever get a break?
Master: I thought you were always broke.
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Where does the healing begin?
Master: It’d be cliché to say from within; the healing must be without.
