"Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, every traffic jam, every obnoxious supervisor (or employee), every illness, every loss, every moment of joy or depression, every addiction, every piece of garbage, every breath. Every moment is the Guru." --Charlotte Joko BeckCharlotte Joko Beck (born 1917) is a Zen teacher in the United States and the author of the books Everyday Zen: Love and Work and Nothing Special: Living Zen (from wikipedia)
I'm not a follower of Zen, but like Ms Beck I firmly believe that every experience in life has the potential to provide a lesson, but only if our minds are open to the possibility of learning to begin with.
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