You must see this, it will cheer you up!

[FrankB]

Hi all,

please do yourself a favor and take 6 minutes to watch this video carefully

Bodhisattva in metro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jedd2FiZTqM

This is a very beautiful story, and quite an experience. I've seen this more than once and still enjoy seeing it again.
I hope you like this as much as I do.

Regards,
Frank

[matrix2003]

Thank you Frank.
Thank you a lot!

I laughed so hard I cried. 

- Bill .

[latego]

What is that moron laughing about? there is nothing in life to laugh about, just letdowns, failures, pain, sickness and death.

[FrankB]

... there is nothing in life to laugh about, just letdowns, failures, pain, sickness and death.

... you serious?

[dandelO]

... there is nothing in life to laugh about, just letdowns, failures, pain, sickness and death.

... you serious?

[Henry Blewer]

I've seen a similar reaction when someone farts on a bus. Laughter is contagious. I did not laugh with the man, but I did enjoy the feeling. Thanks Frank!

[Kadri]

What is that moron laughing about? there is nothing in life to laugh about, just letdowns, failures, pain, sickness and death.

And amusement , delight , sharing , love etc. ...

If you want to see only the bad side of life you are right ! It is true and depressing.

But the other part is true too !

Please do not select only one side , Latego !

I have been through all of these feelings and i think many who read this here are too.
Sometimes it is hard but i did choose to see the good side of life too. I was very pessimistic and depressed in my youth ...

The video is good in this aspect ! It shows that some things are up to you in life and not so in the outside as you think !

[latego]

And amusement , delight , sharing , love etc. ...

If you want to see only the bad side of life you are right ! It is true and depressing.

But the other part is true too !

Please do not select only one side , Latego !

I do not select sides, it's the sides that selects us. All the things you listed are just illusions which quickly vanish, leaving behind only the regret of having lost them (or the envy of not having experienced them at all). It would be much better if they did not exist at all.

The video is good in this aspect ! It shows that some things are up to you in life and not so in the outside as you think !

Sorry, but I do not feel enlighted by an idiot laughing like a mad man on a public transport vehicle.

[Henry Blewer]

I get down myself. I usually can get myself out of the mood by exchanging quips with my friends; kind of like a sitcom. After a few exchanged insults, the laughter starts...

[otakar]

Sorry, but I do not feel enlighted by an idiot laughing like a mad man on a public transport vehicle.

Oh my god, I thought your first post was an attempt at humor. Ugh.


Thanks for the link Frank, it had its intended effect. Hard to contain the reaction in the office

[Hetzen]

Who is the moron?

The one that doesn't know what he's laughing about, or the one that doesn't know why he is laughing?

[schmeerlap]

I do not select sides, it's the sides that selects us. All the things you listed are just illusions which quickly vanish, leaving behind only the regret of having lost them (or the envy of not having experienced them at all). It would be much better if they did not exist at all.

Shit does happen, but you have a choice in how you react to that shit.
If "amusement, delight, sharing, and love" are illusions, so must be their opposites; "seriousness, sadness, selfishness, and hate". For they are all ephemeral experiences in the impermanence of life. Would you really prefer to live in a world where "amusement, delight, sharing, and love" did not exist?

Better to have laughed and lost, than never having laughed at all.

John

[Seth]

What is that moron laughing about? there is nothing in life to laugh about, just letdowns, failures, pain, sickness and death.

go to a store to buy a rope, find a tree and hang yourself. End of pain.

[gregsandor]

What is that moron laughing about? there is nothing in life to laugh about, just letdowns, failures, pain, sickness and death.

go to a store to buy a rope, find a tree and hang yourself. End of pain.

A very good friend of mine did just that.  He went to a beautiful scenic forest, watched the sun rise over the valley, and hanged himself.  The pain didn't end, it was just transferred.  It was too much for him to bear, so now we, his friends and family, carry it for him for the rest of our lives. 

Laugh while you can, even if you don't know why.

[nikita]

What is that moron laughing about? there is nothing in life to laugh about, just letdowns, failures, pain, sickness and death.

And amusement , delight , sharing , love etc. ...

I do not select sides, it's the sides that selects us. All the things you listed are just illusions which quickly vanish, leaving behind only the regret of having lost them (or the envy of not having experienced them at all). It would be much better if they did not exist at all.

Letdowns, failures and sickness vanish quickly too.

Skipping a lot of philosophical discussion: I'd rather waste my life laughing all the time for no reason than waste my life being miserable all the time for no reason.