Currently Reading:
The Three Pillars of Zen
by Roshi Philip Kapleau



This is a Test:
How would you react if you knew for a fact that you were being tested? I know that I would probably not react quite so much. I might even laugh at the things that annoy and stress me.

Isn't everything a test? I tend to forget this quickly, and am again reminded of it. Everything is a test. Boundary tests. Authority tests. Tests of maturity. Tests of skill. Everyone is constantly testing me, and I need to remember that.

When the woman on the Atheist Forums board flips out, that's nothing personal, it's just a test.

When my boss assigns me extra work, while my coworker takes an extra 20 minutes for lunch, it's just a test.

When my coworker randomly whistles and talks so loudly that I can't hear the customer on the phone, it's just a test.


Cheers,
CET

"Much of the suffering in the world comes from the illusion that we are separate from one another." - Gautama Buddha