Joke · Ajahn Brahm

Then cancel my husband's life insurance

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The story — as told by Ajahn Brahm (verbatim captions)

cancel the life insurance for my husband then (laughter from the audience) she would just get a replacement ok there we go, another chronically bad joke

▶ Watch Ajahn Brahm tell it from 1:29 (to 1:44)

A reflection (in the spirit of Ajahn Brahm's talk)

Told her insurer would only replace her burnt house, not pay cash, a woman decides to cancel her husband's life insurance; she'd only get a replacement. Then Ajahn Brahm turns to the Buddha's two arrows. Physical pain is part of life. The second arrow, our emotional reaction, is the one we can work with.

In brief (our summary)

A woman's house burns down; the insurer will only replace, not cut a cheque. She says she should cancel her husband's life insurance then — she would only get a replacement.

Teaching point

(Joke.)

When this story may help

Themes

Source & credit

Told by Ajahn Brahm in How to deal with chronic pain | Ajahn Brahm | 04-07-2014 · 2014-07-06 · ▶ watch from 1:29 to 1:44 · Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Caption notes: Manual (volunteer) captions; occasional misspellings kept as is.

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