[Buddha-l] Re: Can Buddhists quit smoking?

[curt]

Richard Hayes wrote:
>
> You'll need to reeducate a populace that whimpers if the temperature goes over 
> 68F or under 64F (that's 20C and 18C for those of you who prefer God's 
> measuring system, now used everywhere in the world except Liberia, Myanmar 
> and the United States. It's great to know the USA is keeping up with Liberia 
> and Myanmar, eh?) Our collective inability to tolerate the climates that 
> nature serves up have resulted in our living, working and worshiping in 
> tightly sealed houses, offices and churches in which nothing natural need 
> apply. I agree that it's disgusting and would add that this penchant for 
> avoiding minor discomforts at all costs will probably result in our 
> extinction as a species. 
>
>   

My suspicion is that there is a great deal of overlap among those who 
whimper for the AC to be turned on and those who whimper about a little 
incense smoke - as well as those who whimper about chanting in foreign 
languages, and those who whimper about bowing, and those who whimper 
about  "hierarchy", and those who want more socializing, and those who 
complain about the food .....


Don't get me wrong - I complain as much as the next person. It's just 
that it's so obviously off-key when other people are doing it.

- Curt