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The philosopher's pebble

Prepare yourself:  I am going to become philosophical about a teeny weeny peeble *smile*.  Tongue in cheek, I shall refer to it as the Philosopher's Pebble.  No, I am not talking about the legendary alchemical substance said to be capable of turning base metals such as lead into gold or silver, commonly known as the Philosopher's Stone.  I am talking about the stone that came into my Life today and made me think about my Journey in a different way.
 


Have you ever had a stone in your shoe?  Wellll, a stone snuck into my sandal today.  It is amazing how a little itty bitty piece of stone can irritate.
 


Sometimes it feels like a nail being driven into a soft part of the foot with each step.  Other times it rattles into a place in the shoe where you can't feel it.  And still other times it bounces to various parts of the foot like a pinball game, bing bing bing.
 


As I walked along with this pebble, I pondered my options:
stop and remove my foot apparel in order to extricate the stone
OR
live with it


Why would I live with it?  Why don't I stop right now and get the rock out of my shoe?  Which led me to... how sometimes I (and other people) live with nuisances in our lives.  We *sigh* endure the circumstance, hoping it will be over soon, and praying for deliverance (will someone else please remove this "stone"?)  So I decided to keep the stone for a while to see what I could learn about myself.
 


Perhaps the "stone" represents an emotion, a physical condition, or a spiritual test... hmmmmm....
During my analysis of "why don't we stop and take the stone out?"  A list of plausible reasons ensues:
  • Stopping on our Walk of Life can seem like such a monumental inconvenience.  We are in a hurry to get from point A to point B.  Or we are walking with someone else and don't want them to be inconvenienced. 
  • Perhaps we are lazy, distracted, or wounded.  If we stop, we may not start up again. 
  • We minimalize the situation, so we tell ourselves it is not that bad. Or on the flip side, we like to complain or to be a martyr.  
  • And then another thought swoops in --- maybe it is not about Us at all.  Maybe it is about what the "stone" needs.  Maybe the stone needs a safe harbor for a while.  Let it ride.
And the list continues ad nauseum.

I finally decide that I will use this as an opportunity to practice compassionate detachment and acceptance.  After all, I can turn my attention to something else.  So I do, and eventually I no longer notice the stone.  I am walking along focused on other things and it is as if the stone has ceased to exist. 

After a few more blocks, the stone jiggles into my awareness again.  Oh, that's right, there is a stone in my sandal.  Then, I allow myself to forget about the stone again and I walk a little farther. 



When I return home, I stop and (without haste or irritation) I release the stone.  "Thank you for the conversation and lesson," I say to the stone.  "Goodbye."  The stone falls to the ground and I never see it again.  Then again, maybe it has become indistinguishable from the other stones and I pass by it everyday without recognizing it.  But that's another conversation for another day. *smile*








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