[Hodstcopter]

So I was on the bus today and there was a young lady having a prolonged conversation on her phone. She was talking in an irritated tone and I found it a little grating.

Then I thought to myself, why does she sound like this, it clicked, because she is suffering, she's probably worried about her job, her body weight, her boyfriend, all the rubbish that modern day Samsara fills peoples lives up with. Things spun around I began to feel some Metta for her.

When my GF picked me up from the station I saw some young white lads in track suits hanging around trying to look tough. I thought about their lives, poor education opportunities, parents probably out of work, peer groups, pressured by media and other Samsaric sources to act a certain way and I realised they were suffering too, just like we all are. I've read this stuff, but today it really clicked.

I'd made a decision to go to the Vihara at the weekend for the Dhamma study and meditation instruction, this redoubled my determination.