Five hundred
years before the birth of Christianity, the Buddha was preaching that dissatisfaction
in our daily existence would cause our life to be like a wheel out of balance:
Dukkha.
The basic premise
of Buddhism is known as the Four Truths.
1. There will always be conditions in life that
we have no control over.
2. If we obsess on these conditions, we
will be despondent.
3. We must acknowledge to ourselves that
these conditions are beyond our control.
4. We must move on to focus on the beauty in the
present day, the present life, and live it to the fullest in the NOW.
These Truths
can be molded to fit many concerns in our Western society. They are particularly relevant in the age of
Trump and the coming election.
Every voter,
except the few morons seeking attention, have already made up their mind who
they will vote for – it is in stone.
Nothing we can say, nothing Biden and Harris can say, nothing Trump can
say is going to change anyone’s mind at this point. We can only wait until November 3rd.
and cast our vote. The outcome will be
what it will be. What Trump does if he
loses is beyond out control.
So, it is
time to turn off the daily, 24/7 outrageous Trump, Trump, Trump TV news
programs. We can stay abreast with news
papers and online news without the saturation of TV, and move on to other
activities more healthful.
Constant mental
dishevel affects the physical body negatively. A constant, daily diet of Trump is not good
for any of us.
the Ol’Buzzard
