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The Bull
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The Bull

A man took his wife to the rodeo and one of the first exhibits they
stopped
at was the breeding bulls. They went up to the first pen and there was a
sign attached that said, "This bull mated 50 times last year." The wife
playfully nudged her husband in the ribs and said, "He mated 50 times
last
year."

They walked to the second pen which had a sign attached that said, "This
bull mated 120 times last year." The wife gave her husband a healthy jab
and
said, "That's more than twice a week! You could learn a lot from him."

They walked to the third pen and it had a sign attached that said, in
capital letters, "THIS BULL MATED 365 TIMES LAST YEAR." The wife, so
excited
that her elbow nearly broke her husband's ribs. She said, "That's once a
day. You could REALLY learn something from this one!"

The husband looked at her and said, "Go up and ask him if it was with
the
same cow."

The husband's condition has been upgraded from critical to stable and he
should eventually make a full recovery.

I realise that I have a past to break with--an accumulation of inertia, wrong, foolishness, rot, junk.  A great need of clarification, of mindfulness, or rather, of no mind.  A need to return to genuine practice, right effort.  Need to push on the great doubt.  Need for the spirit.  Hang on to the clear light.
           
Thomas Merton


       
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