Jana saw this on our friend Matt's Facebook feed. Too good not to share. Resonates with why I practice my own faith.
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What does he get in return for doing this everyday?
He gets nothing.
He won't be richer.
He won't appear on TV.
Still anonymous and not a bit more famous.
What he does receive are emotions.
He witnesses happiness.
Reaches a deeper understanding.
Feels the love.
Receives what money can't buy.
A world made more beautiful.
And in your life?
What is it that you desire most?
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The phrase "he gets emotions" reminds me of the argument made by Francis Spufford in his book Unapologetic: Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense, one of the best books I've read in a long time. It's the "emotional sense" that sits behind my religious sensibilities.
I also resonate with the aesthetic frame of "a world made more beautiful."
Finally, I love the connection of how a religiously disciplined life of kenostic self-giving, in this case Buddhism, allows us to "witness happiness."
