A master was fanning himself. A monk approached and said: “Master, since the nature of wind is permanent and there is no place it does not reach, why must you still fan yourself?”
“Although you understand the nature of ‘wind is permanent,’” replied the master, “You do not understand the meaning of its ‘reaching everywhere.’”
“What is the meaning of its reaching everywhere?”
The master just fanned himself. The monk bowed.
~ Zen Mondo
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Maddie just told me that Elizabeth is obsessed with the song "Eye of the Tiger." Apparently, it is as a result of playing Guitar Hero. Today when I was driving E to her softball game, that song came on and I said, "This will be a great song to get you pumped up your game." Then I went on to tell her how boring the trombone part for "Eye of the Tiger" is. I reenacted some of it for her. She said she wasn't sure if her arms were long enough to play a trombone.
At that point, we had kind of drifted away from the high energy motivation of listening to "Eye of the Tiger."
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