Aphorisms

[Der Wulf]

A long time favorite;

The louder he talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

[koan]

I've been on this thread for about an hour reading everything and having deep discussions on just about every aphorism I've read out loud to kensloft as he tries to unpack. I feel like I should have some deep thoughts to add here but I'll have to get back to you when I have a chance to scramble looking for something to make me sound well read and intellectual.

[Bothwell]

LC the poem is Rudyard Kipling

[Suresh Gupta]

A few from my side:

"Arise and accept an attitude to ward off old age and death; it is the knowledge that all wealth and prosperity, all pleasures and enjoyments are harmfull to us unless devoted to the good of others; they tend only to sicken and enervate our frames". Yoga Vasishta

"It is more blessed to give than to receive". Acts. XX.35

"Just as a flower gives out its fragrance to whomsoever approaches or uses it, so love from within us radiates towards everybody and manifests as spontaneous service .... When we feed, clothe and attend on anybody, we feel like doing all these things to our own body, for which we do not expect any return or praise or commendation, because all bodies are our own, for, we as the all-pervading Atman or Spirit reside in all bodies". Swami Ramdas

[Bullet]

"You can not leave foot prints in the sands of time sitting on your butt. And who wants to leave butt prints in the sands of time?"

[Suresh Gupta]

Originally Posted by Bullet

"You can not leave foot prints in the sands of time sitting on your butt. And who wants to leave butt prints in the sands of time?"

You wrote it?

[Bullet]

Originally Posted by Suresh Gupta

You wrote it?

no, I read it a long time ago at on a companies conference room dry erase board. That was about 10 years ago, and while it may be humorous, it stuck with me.

[Suresh Gupta]

Originally Posted by Bullet

no, I read it a long time ago at on a companies conference room dry erase board. That was about 10 years ago, and while it may be humorous, it stuck with me.

No doubt it is humorous but conveys a reality. One can not really leave foot prints while sitting on his butt. He has to stand to leave his foot prints. Standing tall amongst others by creating examples is what is required to leave foot prints for others to follow. This is how I want to read this wuote.

[Bullet]

Originally Posted by Suresh Gupta

No doubt it is humorous but conveys a reality. One can not really leave foot prints while sitting on his butt. He has to stand to leave his foot prints. Standing tall amongst others by creating examples is what is required to leave foot prints for others to follow. This is how I want to read this wuote.

Very good grasshopper, but can you snatch the pebble from my hand? lol Seriously, you nailed on the head. I love humor, I try to see it in every situation, yet learn from the situation also.

[Suresh Gupta]

Originally Posted by Bullet

Very good grasshopper, but can you snatch the pebble from my hand? lol Seriously, you nailed on the head. I love humor, I try to see it in every situation, yet learn from the situation also.

It is your pebble. It is a rare quality to see humor in every situation. And you are again right that we learn from the situations.