i like this and it feels very appropriate right now

now that shundahai is on facebook, i come across these things, and share them here for my parents and other people who may not be on facebook.

this is from soul discovery:

''The wisest among us know how to face the darkness without being intimidated or enchanted by it. The darkness in us holds great power: it can be used to solicit comfort and sympathy from others, or as an excuse for bad behaviour, or to feed the ego when one uses their sad story as a means to identify and separate themselves. Similarly, relentless positivity and optimism can be a crutch used to avoid and escape from what is perceived as negative emotion. There is a wide range of human emotion, none of which is the basis of who we are. At some point you have to learn to let the river of emotions flow, face them all, express each one in a productive manner, and let them pass. Remaining addicted to any particular set of emotions keeps us imprisoned by them. To find peace, we have to let go of our stories, our negativity, our optimism, our excuses, and our reasons and learn to sit quietly in our neutrality and watch our thoughts and feelings pass without obstructing or judging them.''

~ Unknown

what a generous gift, this truth, from an unknown person.
peace