Flair for Life Counselling

“Autobiography in 5 Chapters.”

1)
I walk down the street
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I fall in.
I am lost…I am hopeless.
It isn’t my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.

2)
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don’t see it.
I fall in again.
I can’t believe I’m in the same place.
But it isn’t my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.

3)
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I see it there.
I still fall in…it’s a habit
My eyes are open
I know where I am
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.

4)
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
I walk around it.

5)
I walk down another street.

Rinpoche S (1992) The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.