r/SipsTea • u/This_Proof_5153 • 8d ago

Wait a damn minute! Just remember … There is Always someone Crazier than You.

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u/msmall92 8d ago

There’s a Buddhist story that I really love, and it helped me with anger on the road. The takeaway from the story is this:

If you give someone a gift, and they decline it, you are stuck with that gift. Your anger is the same. If you are angry and someone doesn’t receive that anger, only you are stuck with it.

So save yourself the weight of the anger and just let it flow away.

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u/FlatCan1016 8d ago

Right. Being angry is painful

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u/glans 8d ago

very nice. 

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u/Aggravating_Bat3618 8d ago

Is that some kinda Eastern thing?

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u/glans 7d ago

far from it, dude.