Car Crash

So. I figure I should write this down before I forget any of it. I might be getting a call from the cops in a day or two.

I was returning from Corries house at 12:45. Right after passing Lauras Memorial Tree Spot an oncoming car going around 60mph came into my lane. At the point it passed me about 50% of the car was in my lane. Just after it passed it quickly swerved back into its lane then back into the opposing lane. From my rearview mirror I saw the Cars headlights spin twards me and back away while the car bounced in the air. I began dialing Emergency and another car was about to pass me. I flashed it then hit my Emergency lights to give it more warning.

When I turned around and got out of the car I could see tire tracks hitting the side of the dirt hill and the car about thirty or fourty feet from that point. The driver was alright but he had the nerve to be throwing beer cans across the nearby fence. He also said on his cellphone that he wont be able to go to work the next day because his car was wrecked. The other driver who pulled over with me (The one I signaled) said that he saw the guy running off for a bit.  

Well thats that. It was interesting. Everything turned out well for me.

Wu-Men

When I saw the introduction to this section I was very excited.  I enjoyed the story about the monk asking the Zen Master if the dog has a Buddha nature.  Later on I realised that it wouldn't go into detail about the story and I was a little disappointed.  I always used to think that those Koans were just ways for people to make themselves sound smarter than they may be.  Kind of belittling those around them.

I didn't realize that the Koans wasn't litterally ment to be answered.  Instead the true lesson is in the pursuit of the answer.  It's very enteresting.  The further on I read into the section the more confused I got.  I didn't quite understand the connection of the Gateless Barrier.  I'll be reading through it again when my head has time to rest.

The Buddha

I'm surprised that this section is so short.  It seems like there would be a lot more that could be writen about The Buddha and his teachings.  I really enjoyed going over Siddarthas life in class on Wednesday.  I found it rather amusing that he was so sheltered even when he was around thirty that he didn't know what aging was.  What I find really impressive is the sudden change in lifestyle he started with.  That alone would be pretty tough. I don't even think I could go without drinking soda for a day let alone giving up a life like his.  Then there's how long he lived.  Back in his days it seems like it would be a rarity for anyone to live past fifty.  

Anyways, one portion of the section stood out to be pretty well.  I enjoyed the first teaching where he says that if you find out something is bad for you then you should stop doing it, and if you find something thats good for you you should do it.  It's really simple, straight forward, and can be considerered to be common sense.  The thing that makes this idea so much more powerful is because there are no 'but's in it.  He doesn't say, 'If something is bad for you doing do it... But if you really enjoy it you might as well continue.'  We all do stuff that we know is bad for us but in our mind we justify the bad behavor.  I drink copious amounts of soda and I know I shouldn't do that but I love the flavor and the feeling so I still do it.