Unexpected Lesson

Yesterday I was at work. Yay! I was eating at my desk and a pretty big fly came in the room and was buzzing around. I didn't want it near my sandwich so I was getting a little irritated from it. Somehow my friend Khem and I started talking about bugs and spiders and stuff. I said I was kind of afraid of spiders, but I usually don't kill them. I jokingly said the only time I'll kill them is if they bite me. Then he said something like, "C'mon James. You gotta practice what you preach." I started laughing, but I realized he was right. Love never excludes. So how can you forgive only people and leave the rest out? It's all the same anyways: people, animals, bugs, rocks, cars, etc. It's all nothing. So I've changed my perspective on that. I'm not just gonna let the wilderness attack me though. If an angry dog is chasing me and I can't get away, I'm gonna have to kick it or something. But not beat it to death. If a spider bites me, I'll have to try to react properly and just try to get it off me without biting me again. Maybe flick it off or something. It really sounds stupid, but to me, if that little spider can provoke anger in you, it's a sign you still need to forgive, and you can start with the spider-- then yourself.



So this little encounter left my mind more open to learning from others who don't necessarily share the same beliefs as you. Anybody at any time can show you something you haven't noticed about yourself, or didn't want to see. Be thankful for the people who annoy you, or anger you, or pretty much press your buttons the wrong way. Because they're reminding you that you still have work to do within yourself. And no, Khem, you're not annoying and you don't piss me off. Maybe annoying. Just kidding! Thanks man.