The Beginning

I walk down the street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I fall in.

I am lost...I am hopeless.

It isn't my fault.

It takes forever to find a way out. 

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I pretend I don't see it. 

I fall in again.

I can't believe I'm in the same place.

But it isn't my fault.

It still takes a long time to get out.

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I see it there.

I still fall in...it's a habit. 

My eyes are opened. 

I know where I am.

It is my fault.

I get out immediately.

I walk down the same street.

There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.

I walk around it. 

I walk down another street.

-Sogyal Rinpoche

"Tibetan Book of the Living and Dying"