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Topic: a short parable
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Heart--Shaped Cross Knowflake Posts: 7178 From: 11/6/78 11:38am Boston, MA Registered: Aug 2004
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posted October 20, 2006 06:51 PM
Once upon a time, a woman moved to a cave in the mountains to study with a guru. She wanted, she said, to learn everything there was to know. The guru supplied her with stacks of books and left her alone so she could study. Every morning, the guru returned to the cave to monitor the woman's progress. In his hand he carried a heavy wooden cane. Each morning, he asked her the same question: "Have you learned everything there is to know yet?" Each morning, her answer was the same. "No," she said, "I haven't." The guru would then strike her over the head with his cane.This scenario repeated itself for months. One day, the guru entered the cave, asked the same question, heard the same answer, and raised his cane to hit her in the same way, but the woman grabbed the cane from the guru, stopping his assault in midair. Relieved to end the daily batterings but fearing reprisal, the woman looked up at the guru. To her surprise, the guru smiled. "Congratulations," he said, "you have graduated." - from "Codependent No More; how to stop controlling others and start caring for yourself" by Melody Beattie IP: Logged |
lotusheartone Knowflake Posts: 238 From: MOther & Father GOd Registered: Feb 2008
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posted October 20, 2006 09:06 PM
Thanks Heart-Shaped Cross..most know this parable..if something you keep doing or saying gets you hurt..you must learn..to re-act..in the correct way..that hurts no One else. ...LOts of LOve to EveryOne... . IP: Logged |
MysticMelody Moderator Posts: 3521 From: Registered: Dec 2005
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posted October 21, 2006 01:00 AM
That's the one book that I read before Love Signs found me. About a year before. Maybe it made me ready? I chose it in Psych class from a reading list the first time I took some college classes in my very early twenties. It also introduced me to 12 Step Programs. I loved that book. I still have a copy today.IP: Logged |
Heart--Shaped Cross Knowflake Posts: 7178 From: 11/6/78 11:38am Boston, MA Registered: Aug 2004
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posted October 21, 2006 11:48 PM
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