Optimist, sunshine, nature, apples, clouds, animals, walking, being me, air-rifle, sketching, music, laughing with friends, reading, living each day to the fullest
'On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.

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The infamous Su Dong Po was a good friend of Master. One day he asked him.

SDP: Master, what do you think I look like sitting here?
Master: Hm, well you look like a Buddha to me.
SDP: Haha, But you surely look like a pile of shit to me.
Master: Oh.. is that right?

SDP: HAHA, I can't believe it. You respect me like a buddha, and I refer to you as a pile of shit. Aren't you MAD?
Master: Well, I should be thrilled, why should I be mad?

SDP: *perplexed*

Master: Because if the self is buddha, the self sees others as buddha like. But, if the self is full of shit, the self sees others shit-like. Ha! Ha! Ha!

The world presents itself according to the viewpoints of each person.
Whatever kind of person one is, one will see that kind of world.
Whatever kind of thoughts one has, one will derive that kind of conclusion.
Whatever kind of words for people one has, one will also attract similar kind of words for them.

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