A colleague at work joined a group about international joy and happiness. My attitude was "Whatever" as long as she finishes the project I've asked her to that's OK by me. But she insisted I go with her one evening. They meet regularly and their aim is to spread joy and happiness throughout the universe starting with "one and on to everyone" as their slogan goes. It is not a religious group she assured me; or a cult.
In order to have some peace and quiet, and to get that project finished on time, I went with her one evening at a meeting in the leader's home. There were about a dozen people. We sat on the floor to be "near mother earth" albeit we were on the tenth floor of an apartment block.
They started by introducing themselves and greeting each other with applause. "I am Helen" said my colleague. "Yaeee !!!" said everyone applauding. And so on all the way round the group. I joined in to show willing as enthusiastically as a skunk in a perfume factory.
The leader, (she was called Flower), noticed two newcomers; me and another man probably roped in by his wife or similar acquaintance like me. She asked us to say something about ourselves by way of introduction.
"I am Robin," he said, "I work for the local authorities delivering manhole covers to the workers on building sites. My hobby is collecting algae from fish ponds!" Everyone shouted "Yaeee" and applauded.
I really had to better that for an introduction. I said, "I work with Helen here, and my hobby is wrestling crocodiles!" There was a distinguishable pause before they said "Yaeee" more in confusion than delight.
Flower, our leader, noticed my slight cynicism, albeit I had not hidden it at all. She continued, "Today I'd like us to discuss negativity," she said looking at me, "the Universe is full of negativity, and we should overcome it one by one!"
"That will take a minute or two," my cynicism told me.
"Whenever we feel negative thoughts overcome us," she went on, (she had one of those grating voices like scratching a blackboard with a rusty saw which did not endear me to her or her to me), "we should open all windows and breathe out all negativity out of our surroundings. Just breathe out and watch all negative thoughts and feelings leave through the window of our life!"
I sat there and raised my eyebrows. She noticed me. "What are you thinking?" she asked me, "you are amongst friends so be honest and tell us your thoughts!"
That was a challenge not to be missed. I replied, "I think that these days opening the window will let in all the pollution from the traffic, and car exhausts, as well as dust and dirt. Even the birds are coughing and spluttering these days instead of singing!"
One guy started a "Yaeee" and realised it was not appropriate. She said, "I meant opening the window in a figurative sense."
I did not want to tell her that life is sometimes a series of disappointments punctuated by the occasional failures; and they can't be breathed out of a window whether metaphorically or not.
I honestly tried to appear enthusiastic for the sake of my colleague if for no one else. We talked about sending happy thoughts towards other people telepathically no matter how far they are. By sending our happy thoughts the other person will feel better even though they don't know we are doing so. We talked about different people having a colour aura around them and the more intense it is, like deep red, the angrier we are. We should aim for a soft pastel colour of aura, apparently.
At this point my mind wondered what colour aura is breaking wind. I should not have had those beans before the meeting. And sitting on the floor cross-legged did not help.
I kept my comments to a minimum because I noticed that Flower was wilting a little. Obviously my aura did not match with hers.
We ended up with a cup of coffee. Only it was not coffee. It was decaffeinated chicory powder. I mean ... what is chicory anyway? It had no milk nor sugar because apparently they are negative foods. Just chicory powder with hot water. It tasted of bison wee and smelled about the same!
..."Whatever?"
ReplyDelete"Indeed" ...
DeleteGod bless.
I wonder what color my derisive aura would be? Like the lady on the train in yesterday's post, I can visualize myself leaping out a window.
ReplyDeletePeople don't half talk a load of nonsense at such sessions. You can't send people happy thoughts. You can pray for them, but not send thoughts that would make them better. Such sessions have a lot of metaphor talk; like breathing one's bad thoughts away.
DeleteGod bless you, Mevely.
Dearest Victor,
ReplyDeleteOh, I would not have lasted and guess had exclaimed that I had a sudden urge for lots of fresh air—and dashing out of the door!
But you were certainly trapped due to working together on a project that needed to get DONE!
And all such crap is invented by 'woke' people that don't BELIEF!
Nothing ever will replace our true FAITH.
Nor, the TRUE HAPPINESS that comes from it...
Hugs,
Mariette
PS Eating beans before such meetings is perfect!💡
I tried to be patient, Mariette; but the beans, (and Flower), tested my patience to extremes. I'm not sure who was producing more wind at that session!
DeleteWhy do people go to such meetings and believe their nonsense?
God bless.
🤔
DeleteOnce again, Victor, you have a whole lot more patience for fools than I do.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, and tell Flower I hope she gets her petals back. :)
Blessings!
The problem here is that many people believe in this nonsense. Like breathing out one's troubles through an open window. I should try that on my boss when sales figures are down and production costs increasing.
DeleteGod bless you, Martha.
ReplyDeleteWe can only get so far in life with "good thoughts". There's a way to keep an attitude of being thankful for our blessings while realistic and prayerful over the things that are truly not good in this world. It's a hard balance to get.
Chicory is a plant that has been used around here for a long time. It has a somewhat coffee-like taste to some people, and when they were running low on coffee the Cajuns would grind it and brew it with the coffee to "stretch" the coffee. Many of us love the laste, but a lot of people can't stand it.
What chicory would taste like by itself i cannot imagine, but if you ever get the chance to try coffee with chicory, you might at least ask for a sample and see if it's good that way to you.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write in about chicory, Mimi. I have seen jars of chicory in the shops. It looks like coffee granules. But I never tried it. I'll give it a try. It is usually in health shops rather than in supermarkets.
DeleteGod bless always.
So - who conned you into tasting bison wee?
ReplyDeleteAh ... well ... I'm guessing chicory tastes like bison's wee. Just guessing you know ... just guessing.
DeleteGod bless you, David. Thank you for visiting here.