Hey all! I have answered people's comments! Be sure to go back and read! We could be having seperate discussions on each of the posted articles if we wanted to! Corey added a really great quote to the article below! Be sure to read it. It's very cool--thought provoking.
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- Cathryn E. Lokey
- Cathryn Lokey has a Master's Degree in Counseling and Human Systems, a Specialist Degree in Education, and is pursuing a Doctorate Degree in Learning and Cognition. Her areas of expertise include mindful awareness practices, curriculum design and development, and instructional design.
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Anybody have any ideas for a discussion?
okay, read this, its a quote from a book im reading, called "the alchemist' I know its long, but its SO worth it! It is a story...
"A certain shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world. The lad wandered through the desert for fourty days, and finally came upon a beautiful castle, high atop a mountain. I was there that the wisest man lived.
Rather then finding a saintly man, though, our hero, on entering the main room of the castle, saw a hive of activity: tradesmen came and went, people were conversing in the corners, a small orchestra was playing soft music and there was a table covered with platters of the most delicious food in that part of the world. The wise man conversed with everyone, and the boy had to wait two hours before it was his turn to be given the mans attention.
The wise man listened attentively to the boys explanation of why he had come, but told him he didn't have time jsut then to explain the secret of happiness. He suggested that boy look around the palace and return within two hours.
"Meanwhile, I want you to ask you to do something" said the wise man, handing to boy a teaspoon that held two drops of oil. "As you wander around, carrt this spoon with you without allowing the oil to spill."
The boy began climbing and descending the many stairways of the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. After two hours, he returned to the room where the wise man was.
"Well," asked the wise man, "did you see the persian tapestries that are hanging in my dinning hall? Did you see the garden that it took the master gardener ten years to create? Did you notice the beautiful parchments in my library?"
The boy was embarrasses, and confessed that he had observed nothing. His only concern had been not to spill the oil that the wise man and entrusted him.
"Then go back and observe the marvels of my world" said the wise man. "you cannot trust a man if you dont know his house"
Relieved, the boy picked up the spoon and returned to his exploration of the palace, this time observing all of the works of art on the ceilings and the walls. He saw the gardens, and the mountains all around him, the beauty of the flowers, and the taste with which everything had been selected.
Upon returning to the wise man, he related in fetail everything he had seen. "But where are the drops of oil I entrusted to you?" asked the wise man. Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw that the oil was gone.
"Well, there is only one piece of advice I can give you," said the wisest of wise men. "The secret to happiness is to see the marvels of the world, but never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon"
Amazing, huh?
Wow, Corey! What a cool story! It seems to be about achieving balance in your life. I have an idea for a discussion! :-)
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