So let me relate a story from a fellow JET, told to me rather drunkenly; but still, there were pearls.
So, there's this kid, right. Special Ed. Yo! Do you teach Special Ed too, Clay? Yeah? Good. Listen, there's this kid. He doesn't do anything but smile. He doesn't know anything of course. He just smiles. All day he smiles. Nothing gets to this kid man. He doesn't worry, he doesn't get stressed out. He laughs all day. Yo! The kid's got it figured out man. You, me, we worry about crap. We think too much. This kid man... This kid. He smiles. We think we're smart, but he's got it figured out. He's wise, man. Yo! He smiles!
Sounds like I could use some of whatever this kid is on. That's a way cute story though...even if he was drunk.
ReplyDeleteThere are several bits of Buddhist lore about enlightened masters who got there by smiling or laughing all the time. Maybe the kid is a Bodhisattva...
ReplyDeletehmm, that's pretty darn right on.
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