Michaela wrote:
> http://www.endlesshumanpotential.com/buddhist-monk-story.html
>
> Two Buddhist Monks were on a journey, one was
> a senior monk, the other a junior. During their
> journey they approached a raging river and on
> the river bank stood a young lady. She was
> clearly concerned about how she would get to
> the other side of the river without drowning.
>
> The junior monk walked straight past her without
> giving it a thought and he crossed the river. The
> senior monk picked up the woman and carried her
> across the river. He placed her down, they parted
> ways with the woman and on they went with the
> journey.
>
> As the journey went on, the senior monk could see
> some concern on the junior monk's mind, he asked
> what was wrong. The junior monk replied, "how could
> you carry her like that? You know we can't touch
> women, it's against our way of life". The senior
> monk answered, "I left the woman at the river's
> edge a long way back, why are you still carrying her?"
>
> The moral of that buddhist monk story: The senior monk
> had broken rules but for good reason. Once the purpose
> was fulfilled he put her down and continued on. He never
> gave it a further thought. The junior monk however did
> not touch the woman but he had brought up the actions of
> the senior monk when it was an action of the past.
> Therefore the junior monk was carrying the burden of what
> the senior monk had done as emotional baggage.
>
> We have little use for the past except for the purpose of
> learning from our experiences, good and bad.
"We" have little use for the past??? Who is the royal "we" here?
(Well, maybe for some, but not for all of us, fortunately).
> Just like in the Buddhist monk story, we need to let go of any burden
> the past may place on us.
It doesn't have to be a burden. It's not all or nothing, black vs white.
Some of us prefer the multilithic approach, not monolithic.
> It's happened, it's over, it
> cannot be changed, we can only move forward and create a
> compelling future.
>
> ~ ~ ~
>
> - Michaela
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