Mike, That's what I'm saying and why I'm making what I'm sure to some seem like such a big deal about one little point.
If you interpret 'sweet' as being 'good' then you'll interpret this story as saying something like: 'look for the good in every situation', or 'find the good and don't dwell on the bad' or 'look on the bright side of life'. It's not saying that, at least IMO and it's a little misleading because that's an easy interpretation. If anything this story is saying 'escape life's suffering by just being here now' which is the experience of biting into the strawberry and not whether the taste is sweet or sour or good or bad. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], uerusuboyo@... wrote: > > Bill!,<br/><br/>Agree with most of that, but I'm well aware that 'sweet' does > not necessarily imply 'good'. It's possible to describe something as 'sweet' > neutrally or negatively ( as in something 'too sweet'). But the story > 'approved' the positive perception.<br/><br/>Mike<br/><br/><br/>Sent from > Yahoo! Mail for iPad > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
