Just let it go. Sometimes you get so frustrated you think you’re going to go crazy. You’re going to go crazy. Well, let it go. You know, my grandfather, I loved him, and he was truly like a glass of cool water.
Gosh. Whenever I spoke with him, I could feel all the frustrations and all the anxiety of life somehow dissipating, Somehow just running away. And he taught me in the end that nothing really is that important. And yes, we all have crises in life for sure. Problems, things that seem to overwhelm us at this moment.
But in the end, as long as we don’t die, which we don’t intend to do, do we? As long as we don’t, things will be fine somehow in the end. Somehow. Now small story. The other day, walking along the street, came to a stoplight and an old car driven by the kind of person that was a bit broken, I guess you could say, disheveled and little bit sad, accidentally touched this immaculate Mercedes Benz in front of him.
And the driver of the Mercedes Benz got out and absolutely lost his nut as we would say in English. Went absolutely crazy. Now, there’s no damage here. You can appreciate. He’s screaming and hollering at this poor broken soul, kind of adding on to the man’s Oh gosh.
Adding on to the man’s pain. And I asked myself, why? What was gained by that man, that wealthy individual? What was gained? And I think nothing at all.
The poor chap was so wound up, was so upset with life. Some business deal that was going well or going bad, regardless, had made him lose his temper. You know, and most of us have a sense of social, don’t we? Right? We really don’t want to go crazy in public.
We want to have some dignity especially with the unwashed, the poor, the people socially beneath us. Not here. And you know, I thought to myself, wow, what kind of relationship does that man have with his family, with his wife, with his children, with his parents for that matter? What kind of life? And I think a poor one because this is a small incident, unimportant, no damage like I said.
So obviously, if there were to be something more serious, the man’s temper would explode. Argument with his wife, argument with his children and on it goes. Right? So you ask yourself, what am I to do to control my anger if you will? What am I to do?
And I think the absolute best way is advice from a yogi in India. Go to a park, take your socks and shoes off and put your feet on the grass and go for a walk. Feel nature. Feel God if you will in creation. And then, if the frustration won’t go away, get down on your knees.
Maybe even lie down, face down, and look at the bugs, the bees, the ants, all the forms of life that are magnificently in front of you. And, you know, they don’t care about you. They really don’t. They’re doing their business, and they’re quite contented to follow their role in nature. It’s truly a very humbling experience.
Let it go. Absolutely, let it go. And I think inevitably, if we can let it go, so to speak, then we approach a different reality. We begin to realize, wait a moment. Who is making me frustrated?
Who is giving me these moments of angst, pain, whatever they are? And the answer is, of course, me. I’m giving them to myself. Like, what a bizarre concept. They’re not external.
If I don’t get angry, if I don’t incorporate them into me, they don’t exist. And I think we’ve all had this experience. We’re in a situation and something happens and we can feel the anger run up to our cheeks. We become instantly red, but we realize that we can’t express our anger. It would not be correct for whatever reason.
Could be one’s teacher, one’s boss, doesn’t matter. One’s girlfriend’s parents. Whatever it is, there’s nothing you can do. And slowly but surely, the anger begins to dissipate. It begins to go away, and we become calm and a little bit proud, actually, that we haven’t lost our temper.
And we’ve learned a lesson that we are in control of what is going on. We control the reality that we occupy. Remember our three questions. Right? Why am I here?
What’s my mission? And what happens when I leave here? I think these are very fundamental questions and they put it all in perspective. They really do. Just let it go.
Let it go. And you know what they say. You know what they say. Critical thinking is necessary if you’re going to have a sense of peace in your life, and critical thinking is great. Have a wonderful day. Bye bye.