Monday, October 06, 2003
Penny Zen?
One particularly beautiful morning I was out and about running errands, walking through Anyparking lot, USA, I spotted a shiny penny on the ground awaiting the ritual rhyme of "find a penny, pick it up, then all day you'll have good luck!! It was so beautiful outside and my hormones have been on an even keel lately, so, I thought to myself, "wtf, let somebody else have the good luck today!". And then I thought about how selfless it was of me to want someone else to have the luck and immediately fantasize about the potential Karmic retribution I would receive for such a deed. I walked on through the rest of the parking lot and spotted another penny, what great fortune!!! But, as I passed the penny it occurred to me that I could make this a money making scenario, if I passed up on a 100 pennies would I see a dollar next time? And really, what if could use those pennies prior to making that karma dollar? Would I feel selfish about picking up someone else's good fortune?.....Ow.