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Why are there bad days and why are there good days?
Very difficult question... (laughter)
Actually, in the morning, before we go off to school, or to work,
the other person wishes us "bonne journee"
"have a good day"
because they want to have a good day
and they also want us to have a good day.
So, everyone wishes that we have a good day and they also have a good day.
That's normal. A good day is more pleasant than a day that's not good.
But we shouldn't rely completely on the outside.
If we know the practice, we can make our day good, or better.
If we know how to practice mindful breathing,
if we know how to practice mindful walking,
if we know how to handle our feeling
when a painful feeling comes up,
if we know how to recognize it,
and embrace it and handle it, and then we suffer much less,
than the people who do not know the practice.
So, whether the day is good or not good, it depends a lot on ourselves.
If we are very mindful,
and then we can recognize many good things
in us and around us.
And we enjoy the good things that are available.
So, we can make the day good, better...
Sometimes things happen not in the way we want.
They say something not very kind...
The train does not start on time
They cancel the flight...
There are things like that.
A car accident...
And if we know how to take care of our body,
how to take care of our feelings,
and then when these negative things happen,
we suffer much less than other people who do not know the practice.
Like in school,
sometimes the other children, they are not happy,
and they express their unhappiness with violence and things like that.
But if we know the practice of mindful breathing,
and we can see that that boy, or that girl,
has a lot of suffering in him or in her,
and he does not know how to handle the suffering in him,
and that is why he continues to suffer and makes people around suffer
and if you see that
we have compassion for him.
And if we have compassion for him, we don't suffer much.
Only when we have a lot of anger, then we suffer...
So, we can handle a bad situation with compassion, with understanding
and we suffer much less.
So, instead of wishing a person a good day,
we can say "My dear, please practice, and I'm sure that you have a good day."
And there's a way to begin your day.
And make it good right in the beginning.
Before going to school or to work,
you sit down together and listen to the bell three times
and you practice breathing in, calming, breathing out, smiling...
and you have, you have peace in yourself.
And that is not wishing, that is making the day good right in the beginning.
And when you drive to work, or you take the bus to school,
and if you know how to breathe and to take care of your body and your mind,
enjoy the beautiful landscape and look at the other kids with compassion,
you can make your day good.
So, the young people can practice.
And do not rely only on the events outside of them,
they know that they can make their days good days,
and they may take care of themselves so that
when negative things happen, they don't have to suffer much.
Thank you for that question, that benefits us adults also.
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