Tuesday, December 25, 2007
The Journey of Understanding
There are times when we think we don't understand someone. Or more often, others don't understand us.I was pondering deeply over this yesterday night, fretting over why this is the case and feeling uneasy about it.
As part of a bedtime habit, I picked up the book on Buddhism that Shi Xiong lent me to read before sleeping.
Then it struck me.
Everything is nothing and nothing is everything. One can understand another/self, but yet not understand at the same time. Change is the only constant, making the journey of understanding a never-ending one.
When someone says "I don't understand you/myself", all he needs to do is think a little harder and he will realise that he actually does. When someone says "I understand you/myself", thinking a little harder will let him find out things that he don't understand.
Understanding someone, including the self, is a journey. Take the time to explore.
The question now is, the self does and doesn't exist - how? :/
posted by QueenPig @ 1:56 AM
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