I am reminded of the great Zen parable where a man was hanging from a cliff with a hungry lion above him and a hungry bear below him. Surely he was going to die no matter what he did. Of course he simply looked over to pluck a strawberry off a vine and replied: How Delicious!
A young Buddhist woman cried one day before eating her small bowl of rice knowing that this would be her only opportunity ever to enjoy this simple meal.
