[Buddha-l] The mess at Bodh Gaya

[Piya Tan]

OK, so

ideals are like the stars: we may never reach them, but we could at least
chart
our course by them.

P. Anna


2008/2/7 Jim Peavler <jmp at peavler.org>:

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> On Feb 7, 2008, at 8:05 AM, jkirk wrote:
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> > Or, "it's never so dark as just before the bottom falls out."
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> I like this as an antidote to a lot of pollyannish things I keep
> hearing some folks say about the current economy (which is holding my
> retirement savings hostage by denying that they have any value anymore.
> > Joanna
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> > Guys,
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> > The shadow is darkest where the light is brightest.
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> I like this because it is so pollyannish that I hope that my
> retirement savings may still have value someday, perhaps even before
> I die,
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> If it weren't dark you couldn't see the stars.
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> If I were any brighter the sun wouldn't come up in the morning.
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> (Hint: the stars are a long long way off.)
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> Jim Peavler
> jmp at peavler.org
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