Spiritual awakening

[nicklebleu]

A man came out of the bank about a month ago, bumped into my car, spilled coffee all over it and looked at me as if it was my fault. I went ballistic, rolled down my window and called him out. I finally got out of the car and said " Do you really want to try me today" He ran off like a bitch!

Meowgi, what you described above is a really dangerous way to react to a banal everyday occurrence. If the other guy would have been an antisocial person, you might well have been killed about some spilled coffee. The best reaction in such situations is withdrawal, because after all there was no damage done - except to your ego.

 

[Ennio]

A man came out of the bank about a month ago, bumped into my car, spilled coffee all over it and looked at me as if it was my fault. I went ballistic, rolled down my window and called him out. I finally got out of the car and said " Do you really want to try me today" He ran off like a bitch!

Meowgi, what you described above is a really dangerous way to react to a banal everyday occurrence. If the other guy would have been an antisocial person, you might well have been killed about some spilled coffee. The best reaction in such situations is withdrawal, because after all there was no damage done - except to your ego.

Exactly so. And if you're having such a reaction to the more mundane aspects of life, it is doubly worth considering how much more subject to error your interpretations of - and responses to - your 'esoteric' experiences are (which, by their very nature, are far more difficult to assess).

 

[Turgon]

A man came out of the bank about a month ago, bumped into my car, spilled coffee all over it and looked at me as if it was my fault. I went ballistic, rolled down my window and called him out. I finally got out of the car and said " Do you really want to try me today" He ran off like a bitch!

Meowgi, what you described above is a really dangerous way to react to a banal everyday occurrence. If the other guy would have been an antisocial person, you might well have been killed about some spilled coffee. The best reaction in such situations is withdrawal, because after all there was no damage done - except to your ego.

Or at least handling the situation with a little tact. It's understandable that people get upset about things, it happens all the time. But how you handle and approach it, especially your own reactions can make all the difference in the world. Do you really want to be scaring people off like that over something as innocuous as spilled coffee on your car?

 

[Nienna]

A man came out of the bank about a month ago, bumped into my car, spilled coffee all over it and looked at me as if it was my fault. I went ballistic, rolled down my window and called him out. I finally got out of the car and said " Do you really want to try me today" He ran off like a bitch!

Meowgi, what you described above is a really dangerous way to react to a banal everyday occurrence. If the other guy would have been an antisocial person, you might well have been killed about some spilled coffee. The best reaction in such situations is withdrawal, because after all there was no damage done - except to your ego.

Or at least handling the situation with a little tact. It's understandable that people get upset about things, it happens all the time. But how you handle and approach it, especially your own reactions can make all the difference in the world. Do you really want to be scaring people off like that over something as innocuous as spilled coffee on your car?

As to the bolded part above. That is your interpretation of his "look". It could very well be that he wasn't thinking that at all.

 

[truth seeker]

As stated much info was imparted by all of you. I have to sit back on and digest. I generally DO NOT as a rule of thumb post such information in an open forum. I am a very very old school private person. I am surprised that I had the audacity to post such a thing. I will say this much though, my focus has been better since then. For those of you living in America at current you know that walking out your door you will see things make you cringe. I have found that I cannot ignore them anymore. A man came out of the bank about a month ago, bumped into my car, spilled coffee all over it and looked at me as if it was my fault. I went ballistic, rolled down my window and called him out. I finally got out of the car and said " Do you really want to try me today" He ran off like a bitch! The only problem I have with Cuenca Ecuador is that it is on the USD. Other than that it is a throw back to calmer times.
I am a toolmaker by trade so focus.....is a given. It just takes me four times the time to do anything these days. Am I bi-polar YES! A double edged sword. My wife and I are of the stars though, I know it and feel it! Some of you know what I mean, some do not. We bounce off each other and bounce on each other. I met her when I was 33, Tesla was a fan of three and so am I. He was off the hook and so am I. I will post some of my music soon. Somewhere between country, pop, rock and roll and Les Claypool is where my musical talents lie, with a hint of metal. I'm pissed off!

Meowgi

Hi Mr. Meowgi,

Would you feel more at ease if this thread was moved to the swamp for more privacy?

 

[A Jay]

A man came out of the bank about a month ago, bumped into my car, spilled coffee all over it and looked at me as if it was my fault. I went ballistic, rolled down my window and called him out. I finally got out of the car and said " Do you really want to try me today" He ran off like a bitch!

Meowgi, what you described above is a really dangerous way to react to a banal everyday occurrence. If the other guy would have been an antisocial person, you might well have been killed about some spilled coffee. The best reaction in such situations is withdrawal, because after all there was no damage done - except to your ego.

Exactly so. And if you're having such a reaction to the more mundane aspects of life, it is doubly worth considering how much more subject to error your interpretations of - and responses to - your 'esoteric' experiences are (which, by their very nature, are far more difficult to assess).

I agree with Ennio. If this is how you react to something mundane, then it's doubly worth reconsidering how you've interpreted and responded to your 'esoteric' experiences.