Saturday, 7 March 2015

Modern Wisdom



It wasn’t exactly a cave on top of a mountain. It was a small shack in a co-op garden in the CBD. But I was reliably informed that the guru there was wise.

When I approached, he barely looked up from his bag.

“You looking for meaning?”

I nodded.

“There are many highs in life. There are many lows. Both are temporary.”

I contemplated.

“So you’re saying I should stop chasing one and worrying about the other, and just-“

“No! Minimise the lows, prolong the highs!” he said as he began to chew on a mushroom and lay back, giggling.

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