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just wanted to talk about how much people annoy me sometimes. it's o.k. that i post this here right?! i wouldnt want to put this in the wrong category.
anyway.... it really bugs when someone offers unwanted assistance. it becomes more critical than helpful. example: when your friend tells you your fat, or you look bad in that color... and yes i am being specific. just want to suggest that sometimes people do not need to be told how to do things. like a teacher who cant get out of the teaching mode and just be real. i am just being real here. when people speculate on how i feel or offer unwanted criticism, it triggers me. obviously something i should work on because if its affecting me, its a problem. no it isnt god or politics.... and i dont get to control what people say in their posts either. im only expressing myself.

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Hi CC,

There was an old Buddhist Monk once, the head of a monastery. He had a helper who was always interfering, bossing him about, arguing with him, troubling him from morning to night. Anyway, one day a Monk from another Monastery was talking to him and asked why he didn't get rid of the troublesome helper. Life would be so much more peaceful.

The old monk said, "How could I manage to follow my path to enlightenment without him? He has been my greatest asset on the journey."

Cheers, e.