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."

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Stressful Little Box

Can't help but to feel "stressed" every time I launch the Outlook Express to check my work emails. They usually are requests, or even if it's notification of something, it will mean some follow up needs to be done somewhere in the future. And if you are the recipient of an email, you must read it and know what's inside the email, there's no way you can say "I don't know about it", because emails are meant to be read.

We are coming up with all sorts of technologies so called to "facilitate processes and work", but it's because of all these things that heightens expectations, and the employees/individuals get this mentality that "I must be able to perform". With all these "tools", "a little extra work" should be no problem. And with the little extra work, more little and little extra work will come...

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1 comment:

Christopher Trottier said...

I hate Outlook Express. It is really tough to filter out spam with it. That's all I ask for. No spam.

9:35 AM

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