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January 15, 2014 by Lyndon

Stonecutter

 

Was looking through notes I made for future blog posts and found this old story.

There was once a stone cutter who was dissatisfied with himself and with his position in life. One day he passed a wealthy merchant’s house. Through the open gateway, he saw many fine possessions and important visitors. “How powerful that merchant must be!” thought the stone cutter. He became very envious and wished that he could be like the merchant. To his great surprise, he suddenly became the merchant, enjoying more luxuries and power than he had ever imagined, but envied and detested by those less wealthy than himself.

Soon a high official passed by, carried in a sedan chair, accompanied by attendants and escorted by soldiers beating gongs. Everyone, no matter how wealthy, had to bow low before the procession. “How powerful that official is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be a high official!” Then he became the high official, carried everywhere in his embroidered sedan chair, feared and hated by the people all around.

It was a hot summer day, so the official felt very uncomfortable in the sticky sedan chair. He looked up at the sun. It shone proudly in the sky, unaffected by his presence. “How powerful the sun is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be the sun!” Then he became the sun, shining fiercely down on everyone, scorching the fields, cursed by the farmers and laborers.

But a huge black cloud moved between him and the earth, so that his light could no longer shine on everything below. “How powerful that storm cloud is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be a cloud!” Then he became the cloud, flooding the fields and villages, shouted at by everyone.

But soon he found that he was being pushed away by some great force, and realized that it was the wind. “How powerful it is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be the wind!” Then he became the wind, blowing tiles off the roofs of houses, uprooting trees, feared and hated by all below him.

But after a while, he ran up against something that would not move, no matter how forcefully he blew against it – a huge, towering rock. “How powerful that rock is!” he thought. “I wish that I could be a rock!” Then he became the rock, more powerful than anything else on earth.

But as he stood there, he heard the sound of a hammer pounding a chisel into the hard surface, and felt himself being changed. “What could be more powerful than I, the rock?” he thought. He looked down and saw far below him the figure of a stone cutter.

 

…Later

A Fussing and a Feuding

January 13, 2014 by Lyndon

Simpsons Lego

 

Been almost two weeks into the new year and I can’t really seem to get into a regular pattern of blogging. I’m busy, but not crazy busy. The usual things in my life, taking my father to doctors appointments and learning something new. Finally learning something, that will hopefully be useful to me, learning to code. It’s been very slow and everything still reads like gibberish. I’m amazed (little jealous) at people who have no experience and when they start learning to code, just get into some zone and learn it a rapid pace. To keep myself from going nuts, I take a little time and look for interesting stories to read. Here’s a few links to keep you busy, till my next post.

Link – 6 Filmmaking Tips from Tommy Wiseau (Yes that Tommy)

Link – Liam and Noel Gallagher are opening a bar (Yeah, that’s going to end well)

Link – Woman claims lawyers should have told her divorce would end her marriage (They should really start testing people before they get a marriage license)

Link – Official Simpson’s Lego Playset (Yes Please)

Link – Don’t feel embarrassed on behalf of other people

…Later

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