Are You Born With A Short Temper?

Dec. 19 | Patience is needed, even for impatience. - Stonepeace A man went to call on a priest [Buddhist monk] for advice. “I was born with a short temper,” he confessed. “They say getting angry only makes matters worse and they’re right....

The Banana Skin Syndrome

Jan. 24 | When it is everyone’s shared responsibility, is it no one’s personal responsibility? - Stonepeace (Paradox of Responsibility: Part 1) The day before yesterday, s/he yelled: What is that banana skin doing on the floor? Who threw it there? Where...

The Laws of the Garbage & Flower Trucks

Sep. 30 | An angry person is just an unhappy person. Why be another angry person because of this person? - Stonepeace Circulating online is a simple but illuminating story by David J. Pollay. Here is a paraphrased version… He was in a taxi when the cabbie...