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Negative Emotions is a 2012 short story by Lydia Davis. If you prefer your stories short, then you're going to love this. You can read it online here. It begins,
A well-meaning teacher, inspired by a text he had been reading, once sent all the other teachers in his school a message about negative emotions. The message consisted entirely of advice quoted from a Vietnamese Buddhist monk:
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Fun story! Valerie
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it :)
Delete...negative thinking can pull you down.
ReplyDeleteYes, it can.
DeleteI like it. I wonder how many of us are addicted to our righteous indignation Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMore of us than we would think, I imagine...
DeleteIt's amazing how in such a short story so many levels of irony can be reached. This is a very good one Nita. Thanks for sharing it. (I even bookmarked it to read again)
ReplyDeleteI was impressed by how much was accomplished in so short a story.
DeleteA lesson about looking, but not seeing or hearing but not listening
ReplyDeleteYes, and so many don't even try...
DeleteLOL! Isn't that the way life goes, too. Not as the teacher expected. LOL!
ReplyDeleteWe never know, do we lol
DeleteYou sure find interesting things!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteNot sure if the other teachers didn't understand the message or if the teacher didn't understand the repercussions his message would cause. Either way, it got everyone thinking and focusing on emotions.
ReplyDeleteOur focus is not always where other people think it should be.
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