ZEN REGARDING PERSPECTIVE

CHANGE AND ENDURANCE

An old but cherished Zen story is that of the monk’s new hat.

The monk rode his horse on the one street passing through the middle of town.

People on one side said, “Oh, what a beautiful red hat.” People on the other side of the street said, “Oh, what a beautiful blue hat.”

After passing through town, the monk heard a loud argument arising. People were screaming at each other “Red!!”, “No, Blue, you idiots. Have you gone color blind?”. “No”, the other side shouted. “You are either blind…