Samurai7 » Zen http://blog.kuangeleven.net Genuine NetRunner blog Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:19:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Me, myself, I and rest of the people… http://blog.kuangeleven.net/2006/08/07/me-myself-i-and-rest-of-the-people/ http://blog.kuangeleven.net/2006/08/07/me-myself-i-and-rest-of-the-people/#comments Mon, 07 Aug 2006 10:36:45 +0000 wakizashi lifezen http://kuangele.setupmyblog.com/2006/08/07/me-myself-i-and-rest-of-the-people/ Do you also have moments when you wish to be alone? Well I certainly do. So, few days ago, I was thinking of going to park near my office, have a coke in can, sit on the wooden bench, and just let my minds wander around. So, I got my coke, ciggies, and went to the park. I sat on the bench, opened can with well known "swooosh" sound, and started to think about actually nothing…As soon I reached that point that your mind is in harmony with itself, just refreshing lines in brain, one kid playing with ball stopped and looked at me curiously. As I'm a father myself, I smiled at him, nod my head, and continue my relaxation. Kid stood there for a moment, and after few seconds asked:
"Hi, what are you doing?"
"erm, Nothing" I replied, knowing that relaxation is over, and dozen of questions are on their way.
"What do you mean, nothing, how can You DO nothing" kid asked, obviously not interested anymore in his play.
"Well, You can do nothing. Just sit down and stay quiet, and You will see for yourself."
The kid sat by me, cross his little arms, and started to look like me. After few moments he said
"Doing nothing is really boring, dont you think?"
I smiled at him, as he stated it well actually, yet I couldn't explain why am I doing it, or why it will not be so boring when he grows up.
"You are right" I gave up, knowing that this conversation I cannot win. "So, how did You spent this day" I finally asked. Looks that it was the right question to ask for him, since he started from the beginning of time, and explain to me all about his friends, his parents, grandparents, even the event when he fell off rocking-chair and cut his knee and elbow. So finally him mother arrived and started to apologize for his annoying behavior. So they went off, kid was obviously happy that someone listened to him.

Surprisingly I was kinda sad when he left, but then I have remembered that I have kid that will soon start asking zilion of questions and that fact actually reassured me.

That is how my relaxation was over, yet I went back to office with a smile on my face. It wasn't actually how I imagined my relaxation, but it was actually fun. So, at the end do we really need to be alone, or is it just current state of mind? I mean, OK, I want to be alone, if I get alone for some time its OK, I wanted to, but if someone disrupts me, would I be mad, or happy? That further means that if Im happy when someone sees my loneliness and I react as happy, then it means that in the first place I actually wanted to invite someone into my loneliness and thus draw it away from me. So, do we use current state of mind to be lonely just to draw some attention? 

Well, I couldn't agree fully with that, but from certain point of view, I think it is somewhat true. Do You? 

]]> http://blog.kuangeleven.net/2006/08/07/me-myself-i-and-rest-of-the-people/feed/ 0 Sparrow, cow and the cat http://blog.kuangeleven.net/2006/08/06/sparrow-cow-and-the-cat/ http://blog.kuangeleven.net/2006/08/06/sparrow-cow-and-the-cat/#comments Sat, 05 Aug 2006 22:10:29 +0000 wakizashi lifezen http://kuangele.setupmyblog.com/2006/08/06/sparrow-cow-and-the-cat/ The sparrow was happy as can be. singing on the three, and enjoying sun. He was so happy that he didn't even noticed that winter came to the woods. When he finally noticed, it was too late. Freezing almost to death, he fell from the tree into the snow, waiting inevitable sleeping death.

Shortly after, when his last breath almost vanished, cow was passing by. As any cow, it didn't matter where to unload its droppings. Eventually, the dropping fell on the sparrow,  instantly warming it up.

Sparrow, never been happier since he escaped certain death, stand up and start singing again as ode to new beginning.

Not far from there, a cat was passing by looking for food. As soon as it heard singing, she decided to check what is going on. Eventually, she saws sparrow singing, and ignoring droppings around it, jumped and in swift move ate sparrow! With full stomach, she turned around and went off to the forest…

LESSON:
1. Not everybody that shit on you are your enemies!
2. Not everybody that pulls you out from shit are your friends!
3. … and even when you are in shit, keep your mouth shut!

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]]> http://blog.kuangeleven.net/2006/08/06/sparrow-cow-and-the-cat/feed/ 2 Shirt http://blog.kuangeleven.net/2006/08/04/shirt/ http://blog.kuangeleven.net/2006/08/04/shirt/#comments Fri, 04 Aug 2006 10:57:56 +0000 wakizashi lifezen http://kuangele.setupmyblog.com/2006/08/04/shirt/ Long time ago, there was one king. He was wealthy and prominent, but his daughter was very ill. After a long search for cure, and many doctors that shake their heads, he decided to go to village doctor. 

Village doctor, said to him that he needs to find really happy man and to have his shirt. When his daughter wear shirt from a happy man, she will be instantly cured.

So, the King thought that it will be easy task, since in his kingdom there are many merchants that are wealthy and that his daughter will be cured in no-time.

Alas, when he entered into the store of goldsmith, and asks him is he really happy, goldsmith told him:
"Well how can I be happy? Im afraid that thiefs will rob my store, so I have to pay for thugs. Thugs likes to drink, so Im afraid that they will not come to work, and I will be unprotected. Also, I have to take care of my workers not to steal from me. Im far from happy my King."

So the King went to other wealthy stores in his kingdom, but no mater how they were wealthy, nobody seems to be really happy. After a long search, he almost give up. There just no really happy people in his kingdom.

While he was walking down the seashore, he saw One Man. The man was lying on sand, catching some sun, a few feet from him, there was small bond fire with fishes on sticks. He looked really poor, but yet so happy. So the King thought, lets give it a go, I cannot loose anything.

When King approached to him, One Man greeted him, and asks if he would like some fish. King politely said no, and asks him is he really happy. When One Man said that he is, King asked him to explain how that can be.

"Well, Im sitting here, fishing, eating that fish, doing whatever I want, when thirsty I go to the well to drink water, when Im feeling to work I go to town and get some job. Basically, Im free to do whatever I want to, and thus Im really happy"

"Now thats great" – replied the King, and explain his problem to man – "Can I have your shirt, I will pay as much as you ask?" – asked the King with relief on his face that he is finally find really happy man.

One Man looks at him curiously and finally replied:
"And what is SHIRT?"

Makes you to stop and think, right. Stop and smell the flowers… 

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