Guest guest Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 my bedroom's window faces my neighbor's yard. last night he and his wife threw another party. they seem to have one at least once a month. they hold the parties in their patio, even in winter. The parties seldom end before 1.00 a.m. I use their parties as reactivity practice. i lay in bed listening intently, and watching how i react as the party gets noisier. oddly enough, they don't play any music. they throw eating, drinking, talking parties only. the conversation stars low, as the food cooks. i smell the meats roasting, the green pepper and onion, and corn smell so delicious. i start salivating right away. I watch myself getting hungry, wanting to raid the fridge. It's hard not to give in as the smells get stronger. i can tell when they start eating because the steady talking stops. then the conversations resume and get louder as they drink. an hour later peels of laughter began chiming by 11p.m. hollering . shouting, yelling, and guffawing prevails. i'm getting drowsy and fall sleep only to be awaken with a start by a chorus of howling, or guffawing. I watch my annoyance at being startled. And the partying and my watching hit their highs and lows. I think practicing with everything that annoys us dissensitice us to personal hurt, and makes us more sensitive to what hurts others. http://cerosoul.wordpress.com http://awakefiction.wordpress.com Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6 wrote: > > my bedroom's window faces my neighbor's yard. > last night he and his wife threw another party. > they seem to have one at least once a month. > they hold the parties in their patio, even in > winter. The parties seldom end before 1.00 a.m. > I use their parties as reactivity practice. i > lay in bed listening intently, and watching > how i react as the party gets noisier. > > oddly enough, they don't play any music. they > throw eating, drinking, talking parties only. > the conversation stars low, as the food cooks. > i smell the meats roasting, the green pepper and > onion, and corn smell so delicious. i start > salivating right away. I watch myself getting > hungry, wanting to raid the fridge. It's hard > not to give in as the smells get stronger. > > i can tell when they start eating because the > steady talking stops. then the conversations > resume and get louder as they drink. > an hour later peels of laughter began chiming > by 11p.m. hollering . shouting, yelling, and > guffawing prevails. i'm getting drowsy and > fall sleep only to be awaken with a start by > a chorus of howling, or guffawing. I watch > my annoyance at being startled. And the partying > and my watching hit their highs and lows. > > I think practicing with everything that annoys us > dissensitice us to personal hurt, and makes us > more sensitive to what hurts others. > > > > http://cerosoul.wordpress.com > > http://awakefiction.wordpress.com > > > Pete " would there be this eternal seeking if the found existed? " Antonio Porchia ..b b.b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " cerosoul " <pedsie6@> wrote: > > > > my bedroom's window faces my neighbor's yard. > > last night he and his wife threw another party. > > they seem to have one at least once a month. > > they hold the parties in their patio, even in > > winter. The parties seldom end before 1.00 a.m. > > I use their parties as reactivity practice. i > > lay in bed listening intently, and watching > > how i react as the party gets noisier. > > > > oddly enough, they don't play any music. they > > throw eating, drinking, talking parties only. > > the conversation stars low, as the food cooks. > > i smell the meats roasting, the green pepper and > > onion, and corn smell so delicious. i start > > salivating right away. I watch myself getting > > hungry, wanting to raid the fridge. It's hard > > not to give in as the smells get stronger. > > > > i can tell when they start eating because the > > steady talking stops. then the conversations > > resume and get louder as they drink. > > an hour later peels of laughter began chiming > > by 11p.m. hollering . shouting, yelling, and > > guffawing prevails. i'm getting drowsy and > > fall sleep only to be awaken with a start by > > a chorus of howling, or guffawing. I watch > > my annoyance at being startled. And the partying > > and my watching hit their highs and lows. > > > > I think practicing with everything that annoys us > > dissensitice us to personal hurt, and makes us > > more sensitive to what hurts others. > > > > > > > > http://cerosoul.wordpress.com > > > > http://awakefiction.wordpress.com > > > > > > Pete > > > > > " would there be this eternal seeking if the found existed? " > > Antonio Porchia > > .b b.b. > Absolutely perfect reply Roberto...another *voice* with which I am unfamiliar... yet. My respects. However, logistically speaking, when my x & i threw parties (my daughter now does the honours) we invited the neighbors. If they said no, well they had little cause to complain. We soon found out who were kindred spirits, so to speak... Besides Pete, you could come in unannounced and bring some salsa and merengue..do you Tango, my little bird? Liven up the party a little. Nothing like some dancing and music.. ~A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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