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**zzarratusstra** · 06-18-2008, 08:02 AM

this had reminded me of something that happened when i was younger.

i was about 13 or so, staying at home with my mother late one night. i had a friend over and for whatever reason, we had started laughing.. the laughter was the contagious kind and after a few moments we realized we couldn't stop..

my mother became annoyed with our laughter and had a few words with us. i told my friend he'd better head home, in between the bouts of laughter.

a few minuets after he'd gone, i was still laughing. being unable to stop i was making my mother more and more furious with me until finally, she came in with a belt to punish me. still the laughter couldn't be stopped.. after being hit a few times, i tried to pretend i was crying, but in reality i was still laughing. it continued like this till i finally gave in and continued laughing despite the fact i was being whipped with with a belt. the laughter made the whipping inconsequential, it didn't even hurt me. after a few more minuets of this contagious laughter, my mother was caught up into it too.. we both sat on my bed laughing for a few more minuets and then finally i was able to settle down.. i still remember that to this very day, the power it had to turn a very unpleasant situation into something much different.

i guess thats what deepak may have meant when he says its impossible to hurt or be hurt when we live in the joy that is available from our true nature.

06-18-2008, 08:02 AM	#2
zzarratusstra Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 459 Senior Member	this had reminded me of something that happened when i was younger. i was about 13 or so, staying at home with my mother late one night. i had a friend over and for whatever reason, we had started laughing.. the laughter was the contagious kind and after a few moments we realized we couldn't stop.. my mother became annoyed with our laughter and had a few words with us. i told my friend he'd better head home, in between the bouts of laughter. a few minuets after he'd gone, i was still laughing. being unable to stop i was making my mother more and more furious with me until finally, she came in with a belt to punish me. still the laughter couldn't be stopped.. after being hit a few times, i tried to pretend i was crying, but in reality i was still laughing. it continued like this till i finally gave in and continued laughing despite the fact i was being whipped with with a belt. the laughter made the whipping inconsequential, it didn't even hurt me. after a few more minuets of this contagious laughter, my mother was caught up into it too.. we both sat on my bed laughing for a few more minuets and then finally i was able to settle down.. i still remember that to this very day, the power it had to turn a very unpleasant situation into something much different. i guess thats what deepak may have meant when he says its impossible to hurt or be hurt when we live in the joy that is available from our true nature.
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