One day while walking through the wilderness a man stumbled upon a vicious tiger. He ran but soon came to the edge of a high cliff. Desperate to save himself, he climbed down a vine and dangled over the fatal precipice. As he hung there, two mice appeared from a hole in the cliff and began gnawing on the vine. Suddenly, he noticed on the vine a plump wild strawberry. He plucked it and popped it in his mouth. It was incredibly delicious!
People's reactions to this story:
"After having only 5 hours of sleep I understand now. 'Live life to the fullest!'"
"'Eat, drink, and be merry; for tomorrow we die!' Not sure who to credit the quote, but it seems to apply."
"Live each moment to the full. The plight the man was in was no reason not to enjoy the wild strawberry."
"The man knew that he was about to die, and that there was nothing he could do about it. The strawberry was his last chance to enjoy life so instead of wasting his last moments in fear and frustration he took what little pleasure he could and made the best of it."
"Enlightenment can be found in distraction from distraction. The Universe is now! And strawberries are delicious."
Credit: http://users.rider.edu/~suler/zenstory/cliffhanger.html
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