I'm so glad you shared this. I've been thinking a lot about the two guys on a bus meme since you brought it to my attention. Here's where I'm at with it:
The apparent lesson or message of the meme is to stay gazing out of the sunny side of the bus as much as possible. Upon deeper reflection, I realize that both the sunny side and the dark side of the bus are both places of judgment and story (meaning-making) in the mind. Choosing either side is choosing both sides, for by saying to oneself "I want to stay on the sunny side as much as possible" we are simultaneous imbuing the shady side with shadow power over us, power that we are psychically/subconsciously reacting to.
I'd love to repurpose this meme with the figure of a seated meditator or buddha in the middle of the bus, saying... nothing. Thinking... nothing. Unplugged from the drama that necessarily involves choosing a side of the bus to sit on, which is a hair's breadth difference from choose a side *not* to sit on.
LTMs, perhaps, are more aware that both sides of the bus are states of mind, and the bicep curl may be less switching sides of the bus than just getting off the bus.
I'm so glad you shared this. I've been thinking a lot about the two guys on a bus meme since you brought it to my attention. Here's where I'm at with it:
The apparent lesson or message of the meme is to stay gazing out of the sunny side of the bus as much as possible. Upon deeper reflection, I realize that both the sunny side and the dark side of the bus are both places of judgment and story (meaning-making) in the mind. Choosing either side is choosing both sides, for by saying to oneself "I want to stay on the sunny side as much as possible" we are simultaneous imbuing the shady side with shadow power over us, power that we are psychically/subconsciously reacting to.
I'd love to repurpose this meme with the figure of a seated meditator or buddha in the middle of the bus, saying... nothing. Thinking... nothing. Unplugged from the drama that necessarily involves choosing a side of the bus to sit on, which is a hair's breadth difference from choose a side *not* to sit on.
LTMs, perhaps, are more aware that both sides of the bus are states of mind, and the bicep curl may be less switching sides of the bus than just getting off the bus.
“Choosing either side is choosing both sides.” 🔥
Such an insightful comment! Thanks for reframing it for me.
So many awesome memes in one article