The Buddha said many marvelous things, ideas that have guided me as I travel this life.

Someone (I don’t know who) said this about him:

Lord Buddha said that he prayed to lead all sentient beings to enlightenment, with himself last.  He also prayed that in the interim he would become light where there was darkness, a bridge where there was no way across a river, a home with beautiful land and meadows for the homeless, fire to warm those who suffer from cold, and waters for those who thirst.

I don’t care about enlightenment.  I want to love, to be kind, to give each person I meet a little bit of me.

I emcounter many human beings who are weighed down with darkness, dried out, a dull brown colour.  I don’t have much to say that would be helpful.  And I can’t think of magic actions that would make the “owwie” go away, especially when the pain dives deep.

I simply want to be in the presence of the hurting one, “being with” them.  Nothing extraordinary.

Simple, quiet … enough