Turtle

"Imagine that the whole earth was covered with water, and a man was to throw a yoke with a hole in it into the water. Blown by the wind, that yoke would drift north, south, east and west. Now, suppose that once in hundred years a blind turtle would rise to the surface. What do you think? Would that turtle put his head through the hole in the yoke as he rose to the surface once in a hundred years?"

"It is unlikely Lord."

"Well, it is just as unlikely that one will be born as a human being; it is just unlikely that a Tathagata, a Noble One, a fully enlightened Buddha should arise in the world; and it is just as unlikely that the Dhamma and discipline of the Tathagata should be taught. But now you have been born as a human being, a Tathagata has arisen and the Dhamma has been taught. Therefore, strive to realize the Four Noble Truths."

Monday, May 02, 2005

Good luck!!!

I have forgotten how funny my boss could be. She sent me a document I need to format (from another superior), a document/report that perhaps both of us would have to rewrite... again, the tables and statistics will be my job... and the message is "Good luck to you!"

She's in a good mood nowadays, so unlike who she was a couple of months back, and so much like the lecturer I used to know last year in Paris..

Speaking of Paris... will our team from UM make it to the international finals this year? Things have not been running smoothly for them (seems much worse than how my team did last year)... good luck to them!!!
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