In Eight Steps to Happiness Geshe-la says "'Self' and 'other' are relative terms, rather like 'this mountain' and 'that mountain ... 'This' and 'that' therefore depend upon our point of reference. This is also true of self and other. By climbing down the mountain of self, it is possible to ascend the mountain of other, and thereby cherish others as much as we presently cherish ourself."

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Favorite Funny Movies

A while ago, I asked a bunch of you to recommend comedies that made you laugh.
Eventually I'll put together something more coherent, but in the meantime, the raw list is here:
http://sickandwell.blogspot.com/
Feel free to send more ideas.

When I have time, I'd like that blog to have more info about how to help a friend who's sick, whether they have a bad cold, a new baby or cancer.

My thinking on the movies was that if you'd like to help someone who's sick - even if you don't know them very well - you could offer to rent them a funny movie and maybe food. If you don't cook, you could ask them what they'd like for takeout. Sometimes calling just a day ahead with a specific offer is helpful.
More to come.

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