Thursday, October 27, 2016

A Minute Meditation

Being in a strange and perverse mood, I found this to resonate with today's headlines and stories about people in the news.     



                                                                       If you make
                                                                       yourself a dog
                                                                       make yourself
                                                                       a rich man's dog       
                                                                                        -- Anon --
                                                                      from Japanese Proverbs




Cynical?      Wise?     Practical?      
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  1. FredOctober 27, 2016 at 7:55 AM

    R.T.,

    I suspect "the dog" stands for a follower or a sycophant that rich and powerful folk attract. Dogs are known for loyalty, faithfulness, and attachment to their masters, in spite of being treated poorly some or all of the time.

    So, if one is going to surrender to a master, best make it a rich master. The leftovers will be of a higher quality than those from a poor man.

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  2. MudpuddleOctober 27, 2016 at 11:32 AM

    also a rich dog is less likely to be kicked out the door when times get tough... or maybe not...i think this apothegm has a distinct flavor of old Japan...

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