Ted Williams and his "Golden Voice."
-This is the longer post though it tells the good story of redemption as well as hope-When you first came to Buddhism, nine years ago, it unequivocally strike me between the eyes as well as woke me up to the total other approach of viewing the universe as well as navigating by it. It was refreshingly honest to attend to the spiritual convention come right out as well as confess that, "Life mostly sucks, though it doesn't have to equates to you suffering." Obviously I'm over-stating the first eminent law which pang is unavoidable though it was refreshing to attend to after when so many spiritual traditions today try to make hold up out to be some candy-land universe where rainbows fire out your ass. And, which if you're not constantly, "high upon life" which something is wrong with you.
Life has many wonderful, tall peaks to suffer as well as savor to be sure. However, in America at least, it's the bit banned to say hold up is mostly (but not always) full of suffering. It's deliberate being the "pessimist." It's not deliberate "polite" to confess to people when you're having the shitty day. You're ostensible to distortion when people as you how you're doing. You're ostensible to put upon the plastic, botox-infused laugh as well as say, "I'm you do great, though I'll get better." Even if you don't meant it. But, thankfully, Buddha laid-out the three other eminent truths to show us how to--not, "end suffering" though learn to live with it as the partial of hold up so you aren't all the time feeling over-whelmed as well as used up with it.
Well, the single of the teachings in Buddhism is which all things are companion as well as which it is by those connectors which you find ways to hoop the pang in hold up with the bit less torment. We don't have to, "go it alone." The Buddhist idea which you are interdependent as well as compan! ion has been given the new incarnation with the internet. It has helped us strech out as well as connect with people all over the universe as well as assistance the single an additional navigate the rocks as well as whirlpools in this distracted stream of life. This globally companion village online, reached out as well as plunged it's far-reaching arms in to the distracted maelstrom of the deep, stream of pang as well as pulled the drowning brother up from the life-crushing undertow--and back onto the shore of hope.
Ted Williams was which man. Who is Ted Williams? No, not the important ball player. He was (up until the few days ago) the though the country man in Ohio, USA who had depressed upon tough times as well as began vagrant for income to start the new life. But, the mindful (aware) journalist (Kevin Joy; an mocking name for an charitable stranger) from the Columbus Dispatch journal stopped as well as saw the man's sign though pronounced Williams would, "Have to work for his money." According to an essay by Christian Red for the New York Daily News. What happened next brings chills of impulse to my body. Mr. Williams belted out the monologue which the single would expect to attend to from the radio personality. Out of this raged, tired face came the golden voice for radio:It turns out which he was the voice-over man for radio back prior to he became dependant to drugs. He's been drug-free for two years now though needs the job to return to the improved life. Well, Williams got his income for the voice-over descant from the mindful man who stopped to talk to him. But he got so most some-more than that. Joy filmed this monologue as well as posted it upon the internet, which went viral. People around the universe attend to this man's gifted voice, as well as job offers flooded in. Now he is entertaining offers from the National Football League as well as the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team!! Rod Mead Sperry over at Shambhala Sun sensitive me which he has given been hired by the Cavaliers.
S! o, while hold up sucks the lot of times, the good partial is which you have the total village to assistance us live by it as well as assistance us actually let go of the lot of trying to carry out things. And, when you let go, you mostly find the sense of peace, peace as well as acceptance with the approach hold up unfolds. Letting go frees up our mind to be completely aware (mindful) as well as open to whatever comes, which mostly equates to you can see opportunities which competence of passed us by when you were focused so most upon how miserable you were. It's o.k. to acknowledge which hold up sucks sometimes; as well as it's healthy to confess which hold up isn't regularly starting to be sweets land since afterwards you aren't so crushed when the our expectations don't come true. Expectations frequency do. The approach of the Buddha is to live hold up though expectations--with an open heart. It's certainly never easy; as well as it's simpler pronounced than finished though it's possible. That's the important thing. It's possible. It's been finished before, as well as Buddha is which example.
Understanding interdependence helps us ride the storm out with others starting by the same shit storm; as well as which makes all the difference. It helps to know you're not alone. Ted Williams let go of trying to force things though didn't give up as well as his in advance acceptance of his situation authorised him to ride out his pang until assistance could arrive. What an uplifting story in the modern universe which is so full of ugliness.
~Peace to all beings~
