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In which Pema becomes an Official Member of the Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things
Published January 26, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: , ,
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1. my new solar-powered sun jar (thanks, Jay)
2. cinnamon-apple pancakes (from scratch)
3. Pema looking at books on her own
4. frost on the window
5. my mom's records
There’s a common misunderstanding among all the human beings who have ever been born on the earth that the best way to live is to try to avoid pain and just try to get comfortable. You can see this even in insects and animals and birds. All of us are the same.
A much more interesting, kind, adventurous, and joyful approach to life is to begin to develop our curiosity, not caring whether the object of our inquisitiveness is bitter or sweet. To lead a life that goes beyond pettiness and prejudice and always wanting to make sure that everything turns out on our own terms, to lead a more passionate, full, and delightful life than that, we must realize that we can endure a lot of pain and pleasure for the sake of finding out who we are and what this world is, how we tick and how our world ticks, how the whole thing just is.
– Pema Chödrön
Color photographic print of a group of children at a Halloween party. The group of fifteen children stand in several rows. Many of the group are in costume. At the center of the group is a child dressed as a clown. The costume includes a white shirt with red polka dots and a white cone-shaped hat with red dots. A child at the left of the front row wears a cat mask. Several of the other children wear masks or hats. A portion of a brown table is visible at the lower right. Behind the group at the left are blue curtains. On the wall above the curtains is an orange and black jack-o-lantern. On a biege-colored wall at the right is a large framed picture. 1979.
Vertical rectangular black and white copy photograph: snapshot of two young girls, standing side by side with arm around each other’s shoulders, each wrapped in a towel. They stand on grass at bottom of stairs to a porch. Four adults and one boy stand on the stairs. 1940.
Black and white group photograph of a 50th wedding anniversary. The picture is taken in a park where the group sits or stands on the grass with trees in the background. The group is composed of several babies, as well as many children and adults. There is also a white dog sitting on the left side of the picture. After the first few rows, it appears that several other portraits have been superimposed onto the picture. 1884.
Text from the Johnson County History Museum’s photo archives.
