Shunryu Suzuki: Study Yourself

Shunryu Suzuki: Study Yourself
The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism. It is to study ourselves.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Who Has The Best Job?


Terry Gross of Fresh Air (I like the breezy way she says, "FRESH air," with the emphasis on "Fresh" and then a breezy exhale with "Air."  She sounds so comfortable with all of her guests, and she does her research (which I'm guessing she loves).  Then she gets to have intelligent and funny conversations with brain scientists and stand-up comedians.  How fun is that?

Vanna White of The Wheel of Fortune.  I've only seen this show in ads, or while channel surfing, but if I'm not mistaken, Ms. White lends her pretty figure and face and trots around turning letters on a big board.  She's been doing this since 1982 for crying out loud, and makes a LOT of money for doing it.  Seems like an easy job to me, but perhaps there are all kind of challenges I know nothing of.  Right.

The broadcasters of the San Francisco Giants team.  They've been doing it forever, and they know the game so well.  Sometimes they babble, but it's always good natured, boys-having-fun-at-the-game kinda stuff.  They're always laughing about something, toss around inside jokes, cheering on an enthusiastic fan that the camera crew is fixated on (Saturday it was the little girl standing up dancing with all the moves).

POTUS.  No matter who they are.  They have reached the pinnacle of their political careers.  Never mind that they had to do some serious nasty stuff, owe political favors everywhere, and work terribly long hours/years to get there.  Once they're there, the headaches have only begun, but dammit, they asked for the headaches!  That is one job you could not pay me enough to do.  Unless Congress was completely on my side and I could run through legislation like butter, and everyone in the country loved me and my agenda, and huge crowds would turn out to hang on my every word.  Then maybe I'd consider it.

Now it's your chance to tell me who you think has the best job.  Is it YOU?