The Spider thing is scary, isn’t it ?

Two Zen monks, Tanzan and Ekido, traveling on pilgrimage, came to a muddy river crossing. There they saw a lovely young woman dressed in her kimono and finery, obviously not knowing how to cross the river without ruining her clothes.

Without further ado, Tanzan graciously picked her up, held her close to him, and carried her across the muddy river, placing her onto the dry ground.

Then he and Ekido continued on their way. Hours later they found themselves at a lodging temple.

Ekido could no longer restrain himself and gushed forth his complaints: “Surely, it is against the rules, what you did back there…. Touching a woman is simply not allowed…. How could you have done that? … And to have such close contact with her! … This is a violation of all monastic protocol…” Thus he went on with his verbiage.

Tanzan listened patiently to the accusations. Finally, during a pause, he said, “Look, I set that girl down back at the crossing. Are you still carrying her?”

I know it’s sometimes difficult to find some time for exercises. What with all the commuting, socializing and working one has to do on a daily basis. But walking a few minutes and choosing to take a flight of stairs instead of the dreaded elevator are simple yet powerful solutions.

If like me you look after a toddler / young kid, you can also use him as a work-out buddy. My son loves when I lift him up in the air and pretend he is a plane, he also very much enjoy our little walk and being carried around when I am taking care of errands. My arms have never been this strong

Hats off to the Doctor-Professor who came up with this 23 1/2 hour concept and to the illustrator – awesome job !