I met an 'enlightened' man this morning, and he inspired me to eat a jam donut for breakfast.
He came in the form of a 42 year old service man, in thongs, there to fix our alarm system. The traffic was bad so I was 30 minutes late - speeding into the parking lot, frazzled and frustrated. He was sitting relaxed at the door as I approached and apologised in a very stressed tone. He looked at me, unaffected by my high-strung energy, and said 'if that's the only thing you have to be stressed about this morning, you're complaining about nothing.'
For the next 20 minutes as he worked he shared pearls of down-to-earth, man-from-the-country wisdom. There was no filter, he was truthful and swore. He was generous, genuine, unaware of his 'spirituality'.
As he left he said 'we are a long time dead, life's too short for any type of stress. Have fun!'
I smiled, grateful just to encounter his presence.
And then I ate a donut. Not sure why - it just felt like the right thing to do after such a refreshing experience❣
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