The Zen of Disappointment

Steve B Howard
Nov 2 · 1 min read
Photo by John Westrock on Unsplash

The real tragedy is when you start
believing things will turn out
the way you want them to.

The hard “Keisaku to the head”
truth is that the universe doesn’t care,
doesn’t even have the mechanisms to care.

True enlightenment is not giving a shit
anymore. Pound any Roshi worth their salt…

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Steve B Howard

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A spewer of sometimes interesting sounding gibberish, a semi-pro comedian, and a teacher in Japan. https://amzn.to/2RDCT0Y (stevenbhow@gmail.com)

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