When we hear this story, almost all of us want to be the best horse. If it is impossible to be the best one, we want to be the second best. That is, I think, the usual understanding of this story, and of Zen. You may think that when you sit in zazen you will find out whether you are one of the best horses or one of the worst ones. Here, however, there is a misunderstanding of Zen. If you think the aim of Zen practice is to train you to become one of the best horses, you will have a big problem. This is not the right understanding. If you practice Zen in the right way it does not matter whether you are the best horse or the worst one. When you consider the mercy of Buddha, how do you think Buddha will feel about the four kinds of horses? He will have more sympathy for the worst one than for the best one. Immodest creature, you do not want a woman who will accept your faults, you want the one who pretends you are faultless – one who will caress the hand that strikes her and kiss the lips that lie to her." Our imperfections make us unique and also BEAUTIFUL. Some beautiful things are more impressive when left imperfect than when too highly finished, Our flaws and weaknesses can make us more beautiful! People who make mistakes are more like-able than those who appear perfect. We can’t connect with perfect…. but we like and LOVE people who are real. That’s beauty from the inside out. So lets accept our self for who we are and meant to be. We are all perfectly and authentically beautiful in our own special way, and nothing more or even less” This is an endearing children's book of unusual caliber. This is because it mentions a boy who is taller than the rest of his family who appear to be Dwarfs, which he feels is not the 'norm'. These so-called "imperfections", as the title announces, were something to come to terms with as he lived out his day-to-day life at home, school and elsewhere.

Montalti, Victoria (March 9, 2022). "Photos: The Cecil Hotel's eerie history and what it's like today". Insider . Retrieved 2023-02-07. UST projectors, on the other hand, can be placed so close to a wall of your living room that, in many cases, they’re practically touching it. They can be placed on a sideboard out of the way of the main living room thoroughfare, and far enough from seating positions to be not nearly as distracting with their noise or heat. We all know that accidents happen – after all, we’re only human! Dropping heavy objects, like suitcases down the stairs or dumping the shopping down every week can begin to cause marking that is quite hard to cover up or remove. A large rug over your laminate flooring is a great way to ensure that your flooring doesn’t take the impact of heavy objects, and it will look trendy too. PET PAWS

For the believer, humility is honesty about one's greatest flaws to a degree in which he is fearless about truly appearing less righteous than another.”

While things have greatly improved in this respect over recent years, there remain set-up and picture quality compromises to consider with UST projectors, too. I am certainly not an advocate for frequent and untried changes in laws and constitutions. I think moderate imperfections had better be borne with; because, when once known, we accommodate ourselves to them, and find practical means of correcting their ill effects. But I know also, that laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths disclosed, and manners and opinions change with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also, and keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy, as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors.” Typically, UST projectors are also significantly bigger than the majority of ‘living room’ projectors. All those internal, magnifying optics have to go somewhere, after all. Don’t forget, though, that UST projectors will be sat relatively out of the way on a sideboard, rather than filling up a coffee table in the middle of your room.When you are determined to practice zazen with the great mind of Buddha, you will find the worst horse is the most valuable one. In your very imperfections you will find the basis for your firm, way-seeking mind. Those who can sit perfectly physically usually take more time to obtain the true way of Zen, the actual feeling of Zen, the marrow of Zen. But those who find great difficulties in practicing Zen will find more meaning in it. So I think that sometimes the best horse may be the worst horse, and the worst horse can be the best one. Ambient light also impacted UST projectors in their classroom and conference room days too, of course. As a result, UST projectors have long been associated with high levels of brightness, again boosting their living room credentials versus more traditional projector approaches. One final potential issue with UST projector pictures is focus uniformity. The technology and lenses used to deliver big images from tiny throw distances make it harder to achieve the same level of focus at the image’s edges and corners as you get in the image’s central areas.

With this, he presented his thoughts on why one must look at the imperfections with normal perspective and there shouldn't be any discriminating thoughts on someone being different from others. We all are different in our own ways but we need to learn to accept all as one. It’s worth mentioning Hisense’s Laser TVs again here, since the ambient light rejecting (ALR) screens these systems ship with makes a huge difference to the brightness the UST projector components can deliver in a bright room. Reading this and seeing what it was like for Peet to actually grow up and go through the hard ships he and his family went through was sad but heartwarming. I'm happy that every day this family get to teach people about how being "little" is normal and that people who born this way go through life just like everyone else.

Don’t even think about it! Laminate boards are not the same as hardwood flooring – they are made of different layers, with only the top layer having the colour of the board. If you try to sand or buff laminate flooring, it will only remove more of the colour and make your flooring look much worse. Can I apply a sealant to protect against future damage? For those who don’t know, Peet was a “normal” height child in a family of little people. In this brightly illustrated, rhyming title, he recounts his experiences growing up. It was not always easy for Peet (or anyone else in his family) but he found his way. His message is that others can too. This is a children's book but pulled on a lot of heartstrings even to an adult person like me. The book reminded me of my struggles when I was a kid because I was different than most of my schoolmates. I was a fat kid and was bullied but similar to the lesson taught in the book about embracimg our individual uniqueness, I just treat and absorb those words that were used to bully me just like any other adjective used in describing a person. I treat the word "fat" as something as "normal" as beautiful or sexy or thin. Peet Montzingo is a Los Angeles based American internet personality, musician and writer. He is known best for his YouTube and TikTok videos showcasing a variety of content, which includes his family, all of whom have dwarfism. [1] [2] [3] Biography and career [ edit ]

This latter market, in particular, has led to a renaissance in the fortunes of Ultra Short Throw (UST) projectors. Once found pretty much exclusively in classrooms and board rooms, UST projectors, with their ability to deliver large pictures even when sat right up close to a screen or wall, are now finding their way into more and more living rooms. And the more they’re targeting living rooms, the better they’re starting to get. How do Ultra Short Throw projectors work? a b c "How Peet Montzingo brought his debut children's book to life with YouTube Shorts". blog.youtube . Retrieved 2023-02-07. Lovely blue hues accentuated the illustrations throughout this entertaining and educational "lesson". I believe astute children will get the message and be helped. The sponsors and administrators are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, or misdirected entries or for any technical problems.Mother And Son Reveal 'How To Talk To A Short Person' Correctly With Hilarious Video". UNILAD. 9 February 2022 . Retrieved 2023-02-07. It is indisputable that the being whose capacities of enjoyment are low, has the greatest chance of having them fully satisfied; and a highly endowed being will always feel that any happiness which he can look for, as the world is constituted, is imperfect. But he can learn to bear its imperfections, if they are at all bearable; and they will not make him envy the being who is indeed unconscious of the imperfections, but only because he feels not at all the good which those imperfections qualify. Mkhize, Lesego. "Why this normal-sized young man longed to be a dwarf like the rest of his family". You . Retrieved 2023-02-07.