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."

Thursday, March 01, 2012

2012 Mar 1

Today I felt the gain and loss and attachment. I was playing the Smurf's Village, I was at level 11, the past few days 8cve been planting crops quite vigorously, only to have the application crashed today. All previous achievement lost and I have to start from level 1 again! Perhaps I'm better off if I deleted the application completely, and save my energy for some other more beneficial things.

The other thing I'm noticing about this new toy of mine, is that I knew before this that there are free apps in the world wide web. But because my laptop isn't that mobile, well, it is mobile but not as mobile as a phone, I can still control the time spent online to a certain extent. But now with the smart phone and 2 data package, it's tempting me to download as much as I can to make full use of the package, which isn't really good.. This is a new world to me. It has change me in a way that I didn't expect...

~ttg @ Realized Tranquility of the Heart~
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