And what about right action? I take this to mean physical action. Picking up my coffee cup to sip the now cold brew. The coffee is not good in this place, but it is pleasant and the WiFi is free. It would not occur to me to hurl my cup on the floor because the cold coffee is also bad coffee. That would be a wrong action!
Sometimes wrong action is inaction. I know that I must get up and let the dogs out or in. I know I must water the yard and go to the post office and call a couple of people, but inaction is to me so much preferable. Underlying this preference is the fear that when I take action it may have unexpected repercussions. My serenity will be broken. Clearly we have to think before we take the simplest action. When we are contemplating a big move like starting a divorce action or taking a job in Afghanistan, compassion, empathy and intellectual analysis all have to come into the picture.
Since I was a child I have always wanted to visit Afghanistan. Some dreams must be dropped along the way I guess.
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