In Zen Buddhism, there are 2 main schools of thought.
Don't worry, I am not here to proselytize. I am agnostic.
OK, enlightenment maybe is too strong a word. Let's call it insight or awareness.
Ah ha!
Have you ever had your eureka moment? A problem or conundrum that's been troubling you for days and weeks, and totally out of the blue, a solution or idea just pops into your brain?
Did you notice when and how these little sparks of brilliance came about? I bet most of them came from doing or thinking about something that's totally unrelated to what's bugging you right?
You could be singing in the shower, walking the dog, cooking in the kitchen, or having a chat with your buddies - and bang! The solution just hit you!
A sound, a scene, a smell, an innocuous word can be the trigger.
I just know
Were there instances where you just know the answer or the correct course of action to take; but when asked later how you know, you have no freaking idea?
Or have you noticed that you may say and do something today that's totally different from what you would have said or done a few years back in the same situation?
You know there must be a reason but you just can't put a finger to it?
Show me the money!
Some of you may know HOW to read financial statements or charts better than most people. Yet you frequently wonder WHY some people just seem to know WHAT stocks to target, and WHEN to buy or sell better than you?
You may want to ask when was the last time you practiced independent thought?
How would abrupt and creeping insights come to you if you delegate or outsource thinking to others?
What you buying?
Is this price safe to enter now?
Can I sell now?
You may know the names of the fishes, and the terminologies and functions of different fishing tools; but you suddenly realise you don't actually know HOW TO fish!?
Singapore Man of Leisure (welcome to my blog; just google it!)
