I read AmidaBuddha.org daily. It is always refreshing to learn something new or to see how others view the world. Sometimes I am inspired and other times I am confused and contemplative of the quotes they produce. Typically they will quote a great Buddhist author or teacher. Occasionally the reference people like Einstein. Today we have one from one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century. He is an author and illustrator that everyone in my generation grew up with. He has a musical that was produced about his work. And there have been several very successful conversions of his work into movies on both the large and small screens.
From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere… If you never did, you should. These things are fun and fun is good. – Dr. Seuss, One Fish two fish red fish blue fish, 1960
For me this quote touches base with something the Dalai Lama said yesterday in his speech at Colgate University. Everything can be viewed from different perspectives. In some of these perspectives the situation or object is good and others it is bad. If you take the time and practice to release yourself from the fears and preconceptions you have about all the time and carefully examine everything from all possible angles, you will be able to enjoy more things.