15. Once upon a time, Buddha was sitting under a tree, alone, meditating and simply having a peaceful time. And then, someone came over his tranquil place to intentionally bother him from... so this guy made moves to distract and anger Buddha from his solemn abode.
But Buddha did not react, not a single flinch... the guy who tried so hard, just became tired and angered by the way things came up...
So the guy asked Buddha why he didn't react at all, and he responded something like....
Imagine the intention and energy you are trying to give me as a gift or an object... If I had let myself accept that, I will be the one being angry.
But since I prefer to control what enters my life, I will chose to not accept this.... If I had accepted this bad energy, I will be the one being angry and you will be happy... But since I did not, I kept my tranquility and happiness, and you kept the negativity that you wanted to make feel.
The guy just became angry, Buddha went on peacefully.
16. So imagine you are in a group who is doing something bad just to get what they want, so that does mean you should join them along because you are alone?
No. It doesn't mean that everyone else is doing it, doesn't mean you should do it. Hayaan mo na lang lahat sila gawin yun, be bold enough to be different as long as you know what you are doing is correct and proper.
Interesting post, story I never heard before.
ReplyDeleteYears back I've read the book of Covey discussing 10/90 principle.
"10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react"