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From: "Uncle Davey" <noway@jose.com>
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Subject: Re: What we need is simpleness of mind...
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 18:20:39 +0200
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Uzytkownik "Chuckles" <chuckles@happyland.com> napisal w wiadomosci
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> On Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:18:21 +0200, "Uncle Davey" <noway@jose.com>
> wrote:
>
> >A lot of the things which concern us are of no eternal significance, they
> >are just distractors. We need to gain discernment as to which things are
> >worth concentrating on, and which can be blocked out. For example, I
don't
> >like cricket, so whenever cricket has been on the TV or radio, it has
just
> >washed over me without me retaining any of it. When I was a kid and my
dad
> >listened to the cricket on the radio, the first I noticed the radio was
on
> >was when he turned it off.
> >
> >I never suffered for my lack of interest in cricket, but how many other
> >things as useless to me as cricket have been the object of fascination
and
> >the driver of wasted time.
> >
> >We need to hold our attention to things that build us up, and be kind of
> >oblivious to things which really do nothing for us, and actively shun
things
> >that harm us.
> >
> >We need to look at our objectives and prioritise things which help us
> >achieve them, not allowing ourselves to be tempted by little mental
trinkets
> >that glitter by the wayside.
> >
> >If you've read this far, that especially applies to you.
> >
> >Uncle Davey
> >
> Yeah, but cricket is such an interesting game. Explain why you don't
> like it.
I don't know. I have no objections to it, I just never could get into it.
I didn't mind playing it, I just couldn't see the sense in watching it, or
listening to it.
Uncle Davey
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