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Irritated..

CameranCameran
edited September 2009 in Buddhism Today
So I just wanted to share a little something that happened yesterday if I may :) Heh, so my friend colton and I were at the mall, wandering around talking to who ever...and we saw an Asian gift shop called "Unique Gifts"
and it turned out to be such an awesome store! Heh though..we were looking at some buddha statues, and we found a tai prayer..umm spinner thing? I dunno, colton knew more about it than I did..and the cashier was telling us A little about the store, Colton was like "Yeah, I really love this store..I'm buddhist and so this store really fits me"...and the cashier was like "I'm Sorry"............Colton and I gave her a look and he was like "You're sorry?" and the lady goes. "Yeah, how far has it gotten you??"
We kept our cool and just walked out...
Man i'm sorry i'm trying not to judge but it pisses me off that she would work in a gift shop like that and be anti..i dunno grr!

Comments

  • Inji-gyoInji-gyo
    edited September 2009
    But how far has it gotten you if you're still getting upset? Do not be ashamed to admit being upset, do not apologize to us for your feelings. But instead while you are upset learn about the emotion, learn from yourself. That is the best advice I can give you.

    There are many doors to liberation. We must first realize our way is not the only, and we can hope with this new found realization others in time will follow suit.
  • TheFoundTheFound
    edited September 2009
    haha i think you got owned by a vet ahahha,
  • NirvanaNirvana aka BUBBA   `     `   South Carolina, USA Veteran
    edited September 2009
    TheFound wrote: »
    haha i think you got owned by a vet ahahha,
    Neat story!
    I'll remember this one, I hope.
  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited September 2009
    Many years ago, when I was on the first few steps along the Path, I happened to wander into a Christian Bookshop, with a friend, and came across a shelf 'dedicated' to literature about other religions.
    There was a book by HH the Dalai Lama (I forget which one) and I took it to the counter to buy it.
    The young and evidently Christian girl serving me, said "Buddhism, eh? Be careful you don't get sucked in."
    I (being a Buddha-Greenhorn) replied,

    "Oh no, don't worry about me. I've just managed to shed nearly two thousand years' worth of indoctrianting suppression by leaving the Catholic Church. Buddhism, by comparison, is the most liberating religion I have ever come across. You should try it sometime, instead of spouting ignorant and blinkered comments like that, dearie."

    Oh, I was so patronising, and really, I shouldn't have said what I did.

    But unfortunately (at the time) the look on her face was all the vindication I needed.....

    Had I met the young lady you mentioned, in the same state of mind I had been in then, I would almost certainly have said something to the tune of -

    "Oh, a lot further than it has got you, obviously!"
    or -
    "Well, a lot further than this supposed 'God' bloke ever did!"

    But now, I would merely have said "To a very happy and contented place, thank you for asking!"

    As Inji-gyo suggests, if matters like this rile us or succeed in getting under our skin, then we should not so much be critical of these outside influences, but seek to determine what, within ourselves, is triggered to become so irritated.

    If we permit things like this to annoy us, then we might like to question exactly where our Buddhist calling has got us.

    In many ways, it was a presumptuous question.
    In many others, it was actually quite a good one.
  • LesCLesC Bermuda Veteran
    edited September 2009
    As always an excellent post, Fede!!!
  • CameranCameran
    edited September 2009
    federica wrote: »
    As Inji-gyo suggests, if matters like this rile us or succeed in getting under our skin, then we should not so much be critical of these outside influences, but seek to determine what, within ourselves, is triggered to become so irritated.

    If we permit things like this to annoy us, then we might like to question exactly where our Buddhist calling has got us.

    In many ways, it was a presumptuous question.
    In many others, it was actually quite a good one.

    Your story was pretty cool heh, i'm glad i'm not the only one. :)
    I guess, knowing only so much it was hard to answer that question..it had me stumped and thus I got mad. ha
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