A Philosopher's Notes "Little By Little"

"The man Buddha once told us that one becomes good little by little —
as a water pot is filled with water,
drop by drop by drop.

(He also tells us that one becomes evil, little by little,
drop by drop by little decision drop.)

Little by little.
Drop by drop.
Little by little.
Drop by drop.

After years of trying to fill my water pot ALL! AT! ONCE!,
I’m finally understanding that my attempts to change everything NOW
were like trying to fill a beautiful, delicate water pot
with a fire hydrant.

Rather than winding up with a full pot,
I pretty much sprayed the thing all around the room
(and nearly cracked it!).

Little by little.
Drop by drop.
That’s the way to roll.

Moment by moment.
Little decision by little mundane decision.
Day in and day out.

THAT’s where it’s at."