Nuthin' - For Contest

Nuthin’….. I do it all the time… been doin’ it all my life y’know….nuthin’ Started early – as a kid during Mom’s interrogations “Where were you?” “OUT.” “Who were you with?” “NO ONE.” “Where did you go?” “NOWHERE.” “What did you do?” “NUTHIN’” As I aged doing NUTHIN’ became an art form. For with age comes the pretense of always “doing ‘SUMTHIN’”. Oftentimes I have been asked “what are you doing?” My answer – “NUTHIN’” Some people have a difficult time grasping the beauty of “NUTHIN’-NESS” I read recently that the Dalai Lama meditates for five hours each morning. He has achieved the highest level of doing “NUTHIN’” When I am “meditating” people ask “What are you thinking about?” I tell them – “NUTHIN’”. They voice their doubts saying it is impossible to think about “NUTHIN’” I tell them that it is possible – to think about “NUTHIN’” even while doin’ “SUMTHIN”. AH – the art of “NUTHIN’-NESS”!! To rest, unfocused, un-entangled, in the spidery synaptic web. So, next time you feel compelled to strive for the peak of the mountain, ask the guy sitting at the bottom quietly contemplating his navel what he is doing…… drop the backpack of life and join him in doing…..“NUTHIN’” John G. Lawless 9/15/2015