One Day, A Philosopher Asked, "what Is

I'm Going To Write A Book Someday And The Title Will Be I'm An Ass, You're An Ass. That's The Most Liberating, Wonderful Thing In The World, When You Openly Admit You're An Ass. It's Wonderful. When People Tell Me, You're Wrong I Say, What Can You Expect Of An Ass?

You Are Never In Love With Anyone. You're Only In Love With Your Prejudiced And Hopeful Idea Of That Person.

There Is Another More Subtle Way In Which The Innocence Of Childhood Is Lost: When The Child Is Infected With The Desire To Become Somebody. Contemplate The Crowds Of People Who Are Striving Might And Main To Become, Not What Nature Intended Them To Be- Musicians, Cooks, Mechanics, Carpenters, Gardeners, Inventors- But "somebody": To Become Successful, Famous, Powerful; To Become Something That Will Bring Not Quiet And Self-fulfillment, But Self-glorification And Self-expansion

A Zealous Disciple Expressed A Desire To Teach Others The Truth And Asked The Master What He Thought About This. The Master Said, "wait." Each Year The Disciple Would Return With The Same Request And Each Time The Master Would Give Him The Same Reply: "wait." One Day He Said To The Master, "when Will I Be Ready To Teach?" Said The Master, "when Your Excessive Eagerness To Teach Has Left You.

If You Search Within Your Heart, You Will Find Something There That Will Make It Possible For You To Understand: A Spark Of Disenchantment And Discontent, Which If Fanned Into Flame Will Become A Raging Forest Fire That Will Burn Up The Whole Of The Illusory World You Are Living In, Thereby Unveiling To Your Wondering Eyes The Kingdom That You Have Always Lived In Unsuspectingly.