Saturday, November 22, 2008

A tired lumber jack

Dear Readers,

It is so easy to get caught up in the normal madness of our busy lives. What makes "busyness" such a crazy place is the fact that we lose sight of how equally easy it is to get out out of it.

The following little story, adapted from Anthony de Mello, elucidates this exquisitely:

There was once a lumber jack who was always tired. He wasted his time and depleted his energy by chopping with a dull axe. Asked why he would do that, he answered, "I don't have the time to sharpen my blade."

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