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I find it inspiring to discover wisdom in the midst of so many ordinary stories, even simple children's stories • the Wizard of Oz is one such story • the main character is Dorothy, whose life changes completely when she is swept up in a tornado and lands in a magical place called Oz • there she embarks on a journey of discovery, accompanied by her little dog Toto and three companions: a scarecrow, who is looking for a brain; a tin man, who is looking for a heart, and a lion, who is looking for courage • together, they follow a path called the yellow brick road, said to lead to the wizard himself — someone who can can give them what they feel they lack • but when the trio finally gets to the abode of the Wizard, they discover he is not the savior they were looking for at all; it was all just a show, a circus act • however, what the Wizard offered was actually better: he pointed out that each of them already possessed what they were looking for • I refer to this kind of twist as Buddhist humor: you need to follow that yellow brick road, go through all of its adventures and challenges, to realize you didn't need to do it • that's a perfect example of Buddhist humor — and a perfect example of how a teacher points out to the student their own nature.
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I find it inspiring to discover wisdom in the midst of so many ordinary stories, even simple children's stories • the Wizard of Oz is one such story • the main character is Dorothy, whose life changes completely when she is swept up in a tornado and lands in a magical place called Oz • there she embarks on a journey of discovery, accompanied by her little dog Toto and three companions: a scarecrow, who is looking for a brain; a tin man, who is looking for a heart, and a lion, who is looking for courage • together, they follow a path called the yellow brick road, said to lead to the wizard himself — someone who can can give them what they feel they lack • but when the trio finally gets to the abode of the Wizard, they discover he is not the savior they were looking for at all; it was all just a show, a circus act • however, what the Wizard offered was actually better: he pointed out that each of them already possessed what they were looking for • I refer to this kind of twist as Buddhist humor: you need to follow that yellow brick road, go through all of its adventures and challenges, to realize you didn't need to do it • that's a perfect example of Buddhist humor — and a perfect example of how a teacher points out to the student their own nature.
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