TODAY'S PARABLE
TURDS
Milarepa's Last Testament
as told by Lama Surya Das
as told by Lama Surya Das
After the enlightened cave-yogi and songmaster Milarepa left this world, a scrap of rice paper was found inscribed with his handwriting. His ascetic followers were astounded, for it stated that beneath a nearby boulder was buried all the gold that ascetic Mila had hoarded during his life.
A few eager disciples dug around and under that large rock. In the earth they discovered a ragged cloth bundle. Opening the knotted bundle with shaking hands, they discovered only a lump of dried shit.
There was another scribbled note as well. It said: "If you understand my teaching so little that you actually believed I ever valued or hoarded gold, you are truly heirs to my shit."
The note was signed "The Laughing Vajra, Milarepa."
lindainks55 said:
Good morning! This is a good one, Tracy. Hope everyone had a peaceful and restful weekend.
Tracy Phillips said:
Good morning Ms. Inks!
I gained two pounds and napped every two hours.
PERFECT WEEKEND!
I gained two pounds and napped every two hours.
PERFECT WEEKEND!
longhorn said:
Hello fellow bloggers!
Well, I had a sense of deja vu reading this. I'm changing just a few words:
After the preznit known as shrub left this world, a scrap of rice paper was found inscribed with his handwriting. His followers were astounded, for it stated that beneath a nearby boulder was buried all the freedoms and the Constitutional guarantees that shrub had hoarded during his life.
A few eager disciples dug around and under that large rock. In the earth they discovered a ragged cloth bundle. Opening the knotted bundle with shaking hands, they discovered only a lump of dried shit.
There was another scribbled note as well. It said: "If you understand my teaching so little that you actually believed I ever valued freedom or believed in the Constitution, you are truly heirs to my shit."
The note was signed "The Smirking Chimp. Shrub.
Sound familiar?
Well, I had a sense of deja vu reading this. I'm changing just a few words:
After the preznit known as shrub left this world, a scrap of rice paper was found inscribed with his handwriting. His followers were astounded, for it stated that beneath a nearby boulder was buried all the freedoms and the Constitutional guarantees that shrub had hoarded during his life.
A few eager disciples dug around and under that large rock. In the earth they discovered a ragged cloth bundle. Opening the knotted bundle with shaking hands, they discovered only a lump of dried shit.
There was another scribbled note as well. It said: "If you understand my teaching so little that you actually believed I ever valued freedom or believed in the Constitution, you are truly heirs to my shit."
The note was signed "The Smirking Chimp. Shrub.
Sound familiar?
Vaughn Tolle said:
lh, probably an apt adaptation particularly on Constitution Day. It was on this day, some 220 years ago, that the writing of our Constitution was finalized in Philadelphia.
longhorn said:
..and it was under this misadministration that it was raped, lied about, and eventually murdered in its bed. And then propped up in the corner and mocked instead of at least giving it a decent burial.
We are just haunted now by its rotting and horrific corpse.
We are just haunted now by its rotting and horrific corpse.
longhorn said:
Sorry, I'm only slightly bitter today...
And I should be in a good mood, wheat opened 20 cents higher today than Friday's close. Still not up to $8.00 again, but I bet it will be in a couple of days. I bet it closes up the limit.
Still doesnt make me feel any better though about our abused and humiliated constitution...
And I should be in a good mood, wheat opened 20 cents higher today than Friday's close. Still not up to $8.00 again, but I bet it will be in a couple of days. I bet it closes up the limit.
Still doesnt make me feel any better though about our abused and humiliated constitution...
Vaughn Tolle said:
lh, pardon for the poor memory, but wheat futures (don't recall which market or month) were trading early today at $8.40. Seems there's a Pakistani buy that was influencing, and the upward trend was not being affected by reports that Argentina wheat was 65% good to excellent. So, I'm thinking $8 by tomorrow will happen.
Vaughn Tolle said:
A bit more for lh's planning; KCBOT, both Dec 07 and Mar 08 wheat contracts at $8.39 1/2 as of noon, EDT.
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