Comments on: A Chilled Spiritual Virtue

By: meowmix

meowmix — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 16:26:00 +0000

I’m late getting my “two cents worth” in on this one. I can’t really add much except hearty agreement. I often handle the big problems of life better than I do little things. You know, like towels being put back on the rack in the bathroom crooked or “grains of sand in my shoes.”

By: Ebyboy

Ebyboy — Tue, 05 Jul 2005 23:32:00 +0000

A very thoughtful post by Randy. With a little patience one would invariably realize that most fits of pique are really not worth it.

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 19:21:00 +0000

This is especially a problem in DC. I have taken it upon myself to give up Honking as my spiritual sacrifice. I encorage you to give it a try. Make a personal committemnt NOT to honk your horn for at least one year unless it is necessary to protect life or property. This silly game has actually taught me a real spiritual lesson about patience and sel-control

By: Brady

Brady — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:36:00 +0000

Two centimes transactions. I like that.

I experienced two of those yesterday. One was in the restaurant with 20 people and the poor waitress that had to put up with us. She was in over her head, but the people we were with were gracious.

The other was getting off the train in Lausanne. I was third in line (is this a sign?) carrying an overloaded backpack. Number 1 in line was a woman clutching to her chest a styrofoam box all taped up. I think it had a donor’s heart in it. With her right hand, she was pulling a HUGE suitcase. She could not get it off the train, and the healthy man behind her did not move a muscle. So I told him to give her a hand just before the suitcase dislodged and landed on the train platform. I asked the man, “What were you waiting for?” Maybe, a life‚Ä¶

Two centime transactions may be the way to take the temperature of the heart. A heart that should “chill out”, as you said.

Good post.

By: Thurman8er

Thurman8er — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:44:00 +0000

I agree with the stoogemeister. Most of my two-cent transactions take place in traffic. Because, you see, it’s very important to be FIRST!!!

By: Sandra

Sandra — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:17:00 +0000

Wow…
You have no idea how appropriate your blog was.

Scary.

By: Stoogelover

Stoogelover — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:14:00 +0000

Sorry I had to delete my first comment, but I dropped some pocket change under the computer desk and went into a fit of rage!
Seriously, just when I think I’ve got this whole self-control / patience thing down, I have to drive out here in this Los Angeles traffic!
Aren’t most things we blow up over, when put into perspective, basically a two-cents tantrum?

By: Stoogelover

Stoogelover — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:24:00 +0000

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