Words for 2010

"Autobiography in Five Chapters"
(Sogyal Rinpoche)


1.
I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I fall in.
I am lost . . . I am hopeless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.


2.
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again.
I can't believe I'm in the same place.
But it isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.


3.
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it is there.
I still fall in . . . it's a habit
My eyes are open
I know where I am
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.


4.
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I walk around it


5.
I walk down another street.

Sogyal Rinpoche
The Tibetian Book of Living and Dying

Andreas Hauser