just had a quarrel with my mother last night. over something which is mundanely insignificant -- washing plates.
was branded unfilial because i wanted to continue watching tv and she demanded that i washed the plates first.
in the end i gave the excuse that I just came home from work and wanted to bathe first........in the end, my father washed the plates instead.
can't do my cultivation last night because i was still fuming over being branded as unfilial. sigh! i wished i had the mind to control my feelings and not let it run all over the place.
It's just that my mother came home every night from her part-time work and watch tv till the wee hours at night. The mere suggestion that she watches too much tv will send her into a tirade of "Is this the way to treat your mother, etc..." It was tiring.
Sigh. Sorry for bearing with my tirades. feeling better now....
Just finished reading a english-translated version of "The Sutra of Filial Piety" over the web. I realised that compliance is filial piety. I should have just washed teh stupid plates, and not let any feelings come over me...
Sometimes i had this feeling--if not for my father and mother, i would have gone straight to nunhood...there is really nothing left for me in this world except them and my cultivation.
was branded unfilial because i wanted to continue watching tv and she demanded that i washed the plates first.
in the end i gave the excuse that I just came home from work and wanted to bathe first........in the end, my father washed the plates instead.
can't do my cultivation last night because i was still fuming over being branded as unfilial. sigh! i wished i had the mind to control my feelings and not let it run all over the place.
It's just that my mother came home every night from her part-time work and watch tv till the wee hours at night. The mere suggestion that she watches too much tv will send her into a tirade of "Is this the way to treat your mother, etc..." It was tiring.
Sigh. Sorry for bearing with my tirades. feeling better now....
Just finished reading a english-translated version of "The Sutra of Filial Piety" over the web. I realised that compliance is filial piety. I should have just washed teh stupid plates, and not let any feelings come over me...
Sometimes i had this feeling--if not for my father and mother, i would have gone straight to nunhood...there is really nothing left for me in this world except them and my cultivation.
Last edited 04/18/02 at 19:33:35 by jessie_seow