The Meaning of Life


"The meaning of life is just to be alive
It is so plain and so obvious and so simple.
And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic
as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.”
~ Alan Watts

...when a grasshopper sits on a blade of grass, he has no thought of separation, resistance, or blame. Human children prefer dragonflies whose wings and bellies are as red a chili peppers. But the green grasshopper blends completely with the green grass, and the children rarely notice it. It neither retreats or beckons. It knows nothing of philosophy or ideals. It is simply grateful for its ordinary life - Thich Nhat Hanh

Friday, January 13, 2012

A Wood Horse and a Water Rat living in a Water Dragon year

The dragon, as seen in the East, is associated with the divine. As seen from the West, the dragon is hunted and slain or driven from existence.
How interesting.
But I'm not about to launch into some soliloquy about the East vs the West. Nor do I want to speak of China or Chinese thought, economics, philosophy or politics. I am after all, no Jacob Needleman for God's sake!
In ten days the Chinese New year will begin on January 23 and will come to its close on February 9 2013.  It should be an interesting if not a very revealing year.





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