Decision: Super Short Story #699 He thought it was amazingthat anyone could live a life,which is but a seriesof decisions and actions,that still lead to bitter disappointmentin the end.Should there not bechange of mind and reaction in time,to change the ending in...

Mistake: Super Short Story #698 He had mistaken his social wants with his spiritual needs.Though they can become one,they are not always so. What he craved were social friends, while he thought he desired spiritual friends.What he looked for was friendship,while he thought he searched for...

Stranger: Super Short Story #697      He would rather share his ideas with open-minded strangers,than ‘friends’ who think they already have him all figured out…till the strangers become ‘friends’...

Years: Super Short Story #696 He chuckled confidently,‘I’ve known you for years!’She thought in retort,‘And yet you barely know...

Karma: Super Short Story #695The liar only believed that his ill causes will lead to the ‘good’ effects he craves;not believing his ill causes will leadto the ill effects he dreads.If he did, he would not tell a single lie at...

Conspiracy: Super Short Story #694 As far as she was concerned,that others seem to believe together,that what she believes are but conspiracy theories,is itself the biggest conspiracy against...

Dog: Super Short Story #693  A very angry dogis mad even at friendly dogs. A very friendly dogis friendly evenat angry dogs. A very uncertain dogis uncertain evenat certain...

Work: Super Short Story #692  With enough ‘teamwork’ experience,he realised that there is a world of differencebetween vocal ‘leaders’ talking at length about work,versus silent workers doing the actual hard work. Rare was a vocal leaderwho was also a hard worker,who...

Frustration: Super Short Story #691 She was frustratedby how he did not understandthat his frustrationsarose from what people could not control,before rememberingshe could not control him...

Harmony: Super Short Story #690 Idealistically thinking having a duet will harmonise awaythe off-key parts of the solo,it became a duet of disharmonies...

Volume: Super Short Story #689 The louder he spoke,the less she heard.The softer she spoke,the more he...

Stupidity: Super Short Story #688 Her key stupidity was assuming that everyone around was stupid,and that she alone knows it all. The more stupid she assumed others are,the more stupid she...

Lyrics: What in the world are we going to do?Look at what everybody’s going throughWhat kind of world do you want it to be?Am I the future or the history? … How in the world I am going to see?You as my brotherNot my enemy? Comments: Even if the rest of the worldis not doing what...

Lyrics: Today I’m not myself And you, you’re someone else And all these rules don’t fit And all that starts can quit What a peculiar state we’re in… Let’s play a game Where all of the lives we lead can change Let’s play a game Where nothing that we...

Lyrics: Thank you, thank you for helping meThank you for breaking my heartThank you for tearing me apartNow I’ve a strong, strong heartThank you for breaking my heart   Comments: The truly grateful are grateful for all,even the heartbreaking,for the opportunity to strengthen. Without...

Stories: Super Short Story #687     If you did not live througha good story,at least read and learn througha good story,or as many good ones as...

Luck: Super Short Story #686     He told the fortune-teller, ‘If you can change so-called luck,it means so-called luck,is not by chance,with it only called so,not really...

Lightning: Super Short Story #685    You have to be in the momentto catch and appreciatelightning strike in the moment.It is catching and appreciatingthe moment...

Story: Super Short Story #683 Perhaps, if you cannot deliberately writean interesting story about your life,your life is perhaps uninteresting? Perhaps, it is time to live more...

Information: Super Short Story #684     The so-called age of informationhas become so ‘informative’that it is now also the age of disinformation and misinformation,making it almost as difficult to find right information before this...

Opportunity: Super Short Story #682       The opportunist who wanted to make use of herabandoned her once when she was disadvantaged,and regretted once she became better and stronger,to denounce his opportunistic...

Complaint: Super Short Story #681      His mistake was to complainequally unsubstantially to many,who came to realise the mistakeof entertaining his complaints,which wastes substantial...

Tag: Super Short Story #680 He was already tagged,while not knowing so.Thus are days of the over-confident always already...

Declaration: Super Short Story #679 Declaration that one will changeis not better than to really change,and let others see so naturally, without needing self-claim and others’ belief.The biggest liars are after all often the biggest...

Drama: Super Short Story #678   Imagining his life is uniquely dramatic,he spills his drama to those around,while not listening to advice to resolve the drama,claiming it is so special that none will understand. Turns out that he was the director,scriptwriter, main actor,...

Truth: Super Short Story #677 The truth needs no maintaining,while lies need to be createdand coordinated to resemble truth. The more elaborate the network of lies,the more complex the web is spun,that the liar will eventually fall into, once a strand sticks and pulls...

Question: Is an executioner who carries out the death sentence ordered by the judicial court guilty of killing in Buddhism? Answer: Yes. As the Buddha ruled livelihoods that harm or kill sentient beings to be wrong, the executioner should quit instead of staying on to break the First Precept....

Stonepeace (1081-1090) [1081] No drama please –only pure Dharma.  [1082] What more deluded than one deluded person is one group of persons believing in that deluded person. [1083] The more what isagainst the Dharma strikes you, the more should you take refuge in the Dharma, to not go...

Shame: Super Short Story #676 She thought her shamingwould bring shame to him,but as the shaming was groundless,it was shame on her instead. He already knew it was her who tried to shame him,and retained the right to disclose her,to be merciful or not,depending on whether she apologises or...

Rubbish: Super Short Story #675 His unflinchingness shocked her,who realised that he was preparedeven for the much rubbish hurled at him. It made her uneasy instead. If he approached with a smile,she might even faint in...