Putting Aside My Needs

I saw Paul at dinner, alone at the juice bar. Paul’s the founder of Yoga Thailand. He’s really funny in class, making ridiculous jokes nonstop. It’s quite a performance.

So I was surprised that he was alone. I waved at him and walked over, intending to ask a question I had during class.

As I got closer I noticed he looked a little out of it. Putting aside my own needs, I asked how he was. He said he had the best night of sleep last night. This was because the night before, he hadn’t slept at all, due to jetlag. Still, he had to run the place, teach, and deal with e-mail. It’s his duty.

He put on such a performance during class, I had no idea of his situation. I saw a completely different side of him. It was nice talking to him as a friend and not a student.

Ironically, our conversation answered my question anyway. Karma sure works fast.