What is the difference between taking reasonable precautions, and ceaseless worry and mind-spinning? There’s a famous Buddhist parable: a man was being chased by a tiger. In his desperation he dove over the side of a cliff and grabbed a vine. As the tiger was pawing away above him he looked below and saw another tiger at the base of the cliff, waiting for him to fall. To top it off two mice were gnawing away at the vine. At that moment he spotted a luscious strawberry and, holding the vine with one hand, he picked the strawberry and ate it. It was delicious! What finally happened to the man?
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Interesting story. I love tigers, and strawberries too. Maybe tell the tiger to eat the mice and let you and your vine be, but what a story you get to tell when you get to the other side.
