Now for a Buddhist tale . . .
There once was A Family who lived in The Village of You Never Know.
One day, The Only Son slipped on an orange while tilling soil—and broke his arm. His Mother and Father were distraught. How could this happen? How unlucky!
The next day . . . The Father slipped on an orange—and broke both his legs. Geez, this A Family felt hexed! They wondered: Why all this punishment?
Then within the week . . . A Big, Bad War broke out in The Village of You Never Know, and all the able-bodied men were called on to fight. The Only Son and Father were deemed unsuitable soldiers due to their injuries and were left back home.
It was a doozy of a war. I won’t go into NC-17 violent detail, but nobody came home. Nada a soldier.
Suddenly A Family didn’t feel so put upon.
After getting a good eyeful of the Big Picture of Life, they even felt pretty lucky.
Bounce Back Assignment:
Look at the big picture . . . Recognize that what looks bad close up might look pretty damn good from a distance.
xoKaren
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