#162: Nonsense is in front of you
A mistake we often make is to think that nonsense is somewhere else, away from us, outside us. We think that nonsense is what others make happen or get up to. And so we don’t bother to look for it right under our feet.
That day when the lioness charged us, as we scrambled to get away from her, I heard one of my fellow retreaters shout, “Where is she? I can’t see her!?” The bungling fool was trying to peer through his binoculars while shuffling backwards through the thorny African bushes. If he had dropped his binoculars he would have seen her almost under his nose.
That’s where you will find nonsense - right under your nose. You don’t need binoculars or any other special equipment to see it. Nonsense is always right here, in front of you. Reach out and touch it.
Then get rid of it, quickly.
I’m james@nonsenseatwork.com
Copyright: 2008 James Henry McIntosh
James can be heard on Public Radio, 88.9 FM WCVE, Richmond VA.
Monday - 7:19am and Saturday - 8:19am
That day when the lioness charged us, as we scrambled to get away from her, I heard one of my fellow retreaters shout, “Where is she? I can’t see her!?” The bungling fool was trying to peer through his binoculars while shuffling backwards through the thorny African bushes. If he had dropped his binoculars he would have seen her almost under his nose.
That’s where you will find nonsense - right under your nose. You don’t need binoculars or any other special equipment to see it. Nonsense is always right here, in front of you. Reach out and touch it.
Then get rid of it, quickly.
I’m james@nonsenseatwork.com
Copyright: 2008 James Henry McIntosh
James can be heard on Public Radio, 88.9 FM WCVE, Richmond VA.
Monday - 7:19am and Saturday - 8:19am
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