Monday, May 16, 2005
Hey folks,
This was thought-provoking and hit home.. Enjoy this small excerpt from this book I'm reading..
' Here is a typical eg of how thought can be misunderstood and how this lack of understanding affects us--- "the thinker". Let us pretend that u accidentally spill a glass of water on the floor of a restaurant and look up to see that a man, two tables over, has flashed what u believe to be a disapproving look. You respond with anger. "Whats the matter with that guy?" you think. "Hasnt he ever dropped anything?" Your thoughts about the circumstance make you frustrated, and end up ruining your afternoon. Every few minutes you remember the incident, and as you think about it, you become upset. But the truth of the matter is, that person didnt even see you drop the water. He was in his world, reacting to his own thoughts abt an error he had made at work earlier that day. He couldnt have cared less about you. He didnt even know you existed. We forget that we are only thinking. We fill our heads with false information, which we then intepret as "reality" instead of "thought" '
WE are the thinkers of our own thoughts.
For those of you who found the excerpt interesting. It's 'You Can Be Happy No Matter What' from Richard Carlson.
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