Please accept my apology . In the Realm of Shit Happens, I was called away from my desk yesterday to attend to details beyond my control, the very definition of "Shit Happens" . It pleases me GREATLY that my Gentle Readers took some time out of the day to read material I wrote during better days . I Thank You .
Speaking of yesterday : I had to clear the gutters of storm debris and general shit . I was on my 20' "Louisville" ladder, [with extension], and as I worked the word ---> Balance arrived . I bilocated to allow >Balance< to manifest as today's Consideration {Topic} but I did not awaken from last night's sleep to any sort of delivery . Instead, Suffering arrived, specifically the Buddhist determination that there are Eight Sufferings : they are ; "Birth, Old Age, Sickness, Death, Being separated from those you love, Being in the presence of those you dislike, Not getting what you desire, and The imbalance of the five skandas" [the five Senses] .
You noticed "Not getting what you desire" . Buddhism recognizes only FIVE Human Desires, they are : "Desire for material wealth, Desire for sex, Desire for fame, Desire for food, Desire for sleep ."
Recall the 2nd Noble Truth ; "The Cause of Suffering is DESIRE" . The Sword Slash is this ; If we do not Desire, then, we will not Suffer . Were that "IT" would be that simple .
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