It is now May 11, 2022. No aches, pains, medical issues, or looming challenges to face. No regrets to brood about. No stress. I wish I could say that I had a plan to get to this place, but I didn’t. It just happened. I’m grateful to be here. Today is Eat What You Want Day, Hostess Cupcake Day, National Root Canal Appreciation Day, World Ego Awareness Day, and National Twilight Zone Day. This history of today has a few footnotes of interest. This is the day in 868 that “The Diamond Sutra”, the world’s oldest surviving book was printed in Chinese. You can read it if you google it. On this day in 1751 Pennsylvania Hospital was founded by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin. It is still in operation. This is the day in 1928 that General Electric opened the 1st TV-station in Schenectady, NY. GE understood that you needed a TV station to start selling TVs. In 1929 the 1st regularly scheduled TV broadcasts, 3 nights per week, began. On this day in 1947 BF Goodrich announced the development of tubeless tires. This is the day in 1953 that a tornado killed 114 people in Waco Texas. Now some wisdom from dead people. The Diamond Sutra is a book about Buddha so that’s where the quotes will come from today. Buddha said, “Sometimes it’s better to be kind than to be right.” “Your mind is a powerful thing. When you filter it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.” “The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by.” “Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.” The last for today is “Pain is certain, suffering is optional.” Abide.
