Amazon.com: Brain Wave Vibration: Getting Back into the...
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I found this interesting.
From the page: "There is an old Buddhist parable that describes four kinds of horses. The first kind is very easy to train, reacting to the masterās whip before it has even touched the animal. The second kind reacts as soon as the whip touches the hair. The third horse must feel it in the muscles before reacting. The fourth kind must feel the pain of the whip to the bone before conforming to the masterās will.
Which kind of horse do you think is best? Most people assume that the first kind of horse is best. It is certainly the least problematic and the one that requires the least attention. The fourth one, by comparison, seems like too much trouble. Yet, in the end, all of the horses end up in the same place. There is no reason to think that a horse that has taken longer to train will be any less serviceable. In fact, the biggest, strongest stallions are usually the most difficult animals, at least in the beginning.
You might ask yourself which horse you are most like. Maybe you are like that willful, stubborn horse, learning lifeās lessons slowly and only through great suffering. You should not beat up on yourself about that, however. In the end, you will end up in the same place as the quick horses around you. In fact, your understanding of life may be even deeper than those to whom understanding comes quickly. For them, the real meaning of life may remain a mere shadow. The fourth horse, on the other hand, understands the whip as the first horse never will. Because you have experienced the sting of lifeās lessons right down to the bone, you can truly understand the meaning of your life. It is in that way that the worst have the chance to be better than the best."
