Jury Duty

davidsmith208
Jun 19, 2018
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Jury Duty proves my theory Most coming events are trivial The Mind thinks there will be a grandiose trial. The reality is you take a number, sit in contemplation, read the paper, eat a falafel then nothing happens Like most other things in Life. They turn out to be trivial. The mind’s rambling can be cut After quiet meditation

The mind’s mission is to turn you into a tree toad

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