Floods teach humility faster than comfort ever could.
— The Sage
The Sage has always believed that comfort has a way of dulling our awareness. When life runs smoothly, we begin to mistake stability for permanence and convenience for entitlement. Floods, he says, arrive as an abrupt correction — not out of malice, but indifference. They remind us that nature does not adapt to our plans, and that security is often far more fragile than we like to admit.
He observes that humility emerges not when things go well, but when control slips away. Rising water strips away assumptions with remarkable efficiency: what matters, what doesn’t, and how quickly certainty dissolves. The Sage notes that floods do not argue, persuade, or compromise — they simply reveal how small human arrangements are when placed against elemental forces.
Yet his words are not intended as condemnation. The Sage speaks instead of perspective. From hardship often comes solidarity, generosity, and renewed respect — for one another and for the world we inhabit. Comfort may lull us into forgetting our limits, but floods remind us of them instantly. And in that reminder, The Sage finds the beginning of humility — hard-earned, uncomfortable, but necessary.
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Buddhist monks are often sagacious. Are sages all really Buddhist monks / nuns ?
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Ah, a fair question. No — sages are not all Buddhist monks or nuns. Some wear robes, some wear suits, and some just look tired from paying attention for too long.
Wisdom has a habit of turning up wherever people listen carefully, think slowly, and resist the urge to be certain. Monks do this very well. So do gardeners, bus drivers, and anyone who’s watched a river rise and learned not to argue with it.
If I were a monk, I’d have taken a vow of silence by now. As it is, I merely practise restraint — with mixed results.
— The Sage
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Love your work sage. Did you get over to the Pigs Arms and bag yourself a USB toaster ?
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Ah, I admired the USB toaster greatly, but decided against purchase. Wisdom has taught me that devices promising toast and enlightenment through the same cable tend to deliver one more reliably than the other.
That said, the idea warmed me far more than any slice ever could — and for that, I remain most grateful.
— The Sage
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