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Why do women pay more attention to their appearance than
to improving their minds?
Because most men are stupid, but few are blind.
Why do I keep this cesspool alive?
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A little old lady answered a knock on the door one day, only to
be confronted by a well-dressed young man carrying a vacuum
cleaner.
"Good morning," said the young man. "If I could take a couple of
minutes ofyour time, I would like to demonstrate the very latest in high-powered vacuum cleaners.
"Go away!" said the old lady. "I haven't got any money!" and she
proceeded to close the door..
Quick as a flash, the young man wedged his foot in the
door and pushed it wide open. "Don't be too hasty!" he said "Not
until you have at least seen my demonstration" And with that, he
emptied a bucket of horse manure onto her hallway carpet.
"If this vacuum cleaner does not remove all traces of this horse
manure
from your carpet, Madam, I will personally eat the remainder."
The old lady stepped back and said,
"Well I hope you've got a darn
good appetite, because they cut off my electricity this morning.
:lmao:
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
