Remember the tale of the man being chased by a tiger? Facing death before him and behind him, he eats a strawberry, exclaiming, “It’s so delicious!”—because he knows that for him, it is his last act. Now let’s return to our first list—what paradise isn’t—and give it a fresh slant. “I’m so miserable. And it’s so delicious!” “I really failed. And it’s so delicious!” “I’ve never been so humiliated in my life. And it’s so delicious!” “I’m so lonely. And it’s so delicious!” When we thoroughly understand this, any circumstance of life is paradise itself.
