Finding bliss in blight
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 by John Zen |
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I was in a Taco Bell drive thru two days ago and ordered a chicken/steak quesidilia with a soft taco and baja blast to drink.
I asked for a steak quesidilia instead of chicken.
I awaited until i was on a long open stretch of highway to eat my food as i was driving a manual transmission.
I ate the soft taco first, and had a drink of my baja blast.
I then proceeded to eat my quesidilia, i bit into it and immediately realized it was chicken instead of steak.
I'm not one to complain, and i'm a Zen Buddhist so i shouldn't've.
But i wont lie, the thought arose and i became slightly irritated as i chewed the chicken.
Then, something amazing happened.
From this single simple event, so small and insignificant seeming.
I arrived at an insight into life and took yet another step on my journey to enlightenment.
I suddenly had this wave of happiness spread over me.
I realized that although it was a mistake, it was one that changed my day.
I enjoyed the chicken quesidilia and how it tasted.
I realized that i received a wonderful surprise from a mistake.
The insight i received from this is:
Do not look at failures, mistakes, and problems as things that which you should become so upset over and
disregard as things to move past or out of. Instead, look to them, and see what diversity and joy they can bring by teaching us things.
Try to see with acceptance that a problem is not always a hindrance but in most cases can be the vessel by which you arrive at the solution, and in doing so you have gained a certain knowledge from it.
I asked for a steak quesidilia instead of chicken.
I awaited until i was on a long open stretch of highway to eat my food as i was driving a manual transmission.
I ate the soft taco first, and had a drink of my baja blast.
I then proceeded to eat my quesidilia, i bit into it and immediately realized it was chicken instead of steak.
I'm not one to complain, and i'm a Zen Buddhist so i shouldn't've.
But i wont lie, the thought arose and i became slightly irritated as i chewed the chicken.
Then, something amazing happened.
From this single simple event, so small and insignificant seeming.
I arrived at an insight into life and took yet another step on my journey to enlightenment.
I suddenly had this wave of happiness spread over me.
I realized that although it was a mistake, it was one that changed my day.
I enjoyed the chicken quesidilia and how it tasted.
I realized that i received a wonderful surprise from a mistake.
The insight i received from this is:
Do not look at failures, mistakes, and problems as things that which you should become so upset over and
disregard as things to move past or out of. Instead, look to them, and see what diversity and joy they can bring by teaching us things.
Try to see with acceptance that a problem is not always a hindrance but in most cases can be the vessel by which you arrive at the solution, and in doing so you have gained a certain knowledge from it.
~MementoMori
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