By Paulo Coelho
Terry Dobson was riding on the Tokyo underground when a drunk boarded the train and began to offend all the passengers.
Dobson, who had studied martial arts for some years, confronted## the man.
“What do you want?” asked the drunk.
Dobson prepared to attack him. Just at that moment an old man sitting on another bench shouted out: “Hey!”
“I’m going to beat up this foreigner, then I’ll get to you!” said the drunk.
“I like to have a drink too,” said the old man. “Every afternoon I sit down with my wife and we drink saké. Do you have a wife?”
A bit puzzled, the drunkard answered: “I don’t have a wife, I don’t have anyone. All I have is shame for myself.”
The old man asked the drunk to sit down beside him. When Dobson got off the train the man was in tears.
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Thank you my dearest Thelma for the song…such a talented musician..
SOme times, older people (not old!!) are wiser, and young people should at least listen to them, not follow what they say, just listen…be open hearted and open minded..
This man doesnt have anyone..yet this old man came to him , as if he was his child, and embraced him with Love…(Dear Thelma, and Paul from Austria, thank you..i think you know why..)
Love and Graditude
Annie
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This is a good example what the pracitce of emapthy, patience and meditating can teach us ;-)
I was kind of irritated today, but when I thought it over I laughed about the situation.
This was my first day at my old division at work and
two guys in my division at work was talking about that they had looked at TV on some fighting (Kick box or something).
They thought it was so cool and they started fighting each other and then looked at me to see if I reacted, but they didn´t say anything.
I was pretending that I didn´t saw them.
Why couldn´t they instead talk to me in a normal way?
Why is it so that some men have to pretend that they are so cool, and have so much trouble to talk openhearted?
Maybe from fear, or is it a instinct to behave like a rooster,
or is it a mix?
One of them looked at me the whole day but when I looked back he looked at something else, but he didn´t say anything.
That´felt kind of strange I think !!!
Maybe I should talk to them first then to break the ice ;-)
Love Jessica
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Somebody somewhere said, “Resist not evil.”
I am not sure what that really means, or what ‘evil’ is, but what I hear in this story is the important lesson that change is inherent only in our ability to empathize and identify with what is around us.
Animosity and confrontation come from within, and it requires a change in perspective to let that go.
A truly wise man understands, touches the pain, opens it up and channels it to understanding and healing.
Someone said that the root of sorrow is the doorway to transformation, and I would extend that to healing.
The streets I walk are littered with the shells of people addicted to crack, alcohol and self-obsession. I understand that and try not to judge or shun. It isn’t easy because a lot is offensive. Yet I know what answers work for me and I can only carry an attitude of surrender to my spirutality which engenders an attitude of service and willingness to help.
What my people say is, “All we want to know is what you want to do about your problem, and how we can help.”
The first thing, of cours, is recognizing there is a problem. So the old man sits the drunk down and leads him to awareness of the pain that drives him. Only then is there a chance for healing.
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http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fbuqH_Gkgq0
Since I have already expressed my opinion about this short-story I would like to ‘dedicate’ to all our friends here and Wanbliska, Annie, Love and Paul from Austria, this song, from Yma Sumac, who died recently. Amazing voice.
LOVE,
THELMA
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Don’t resist evil by force.
Only depend on us to take the constructive or destructive way, they often say that words are more stronger than fist.
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An incredible little story about respecting EVERYBODY crossing our path. I’m always very humble meeting a new person, because royal or ‘low-lifer’ (normally I’d never use this word), we all have something incredible to give each other.
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Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
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