fookisan
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Was on vacation in the USVI and BVI. While walking on the beach to photograph a cove with some sailboats I banged my toe into a large rock in the sand. Hurt it pretty bad and had to keep it bandaged throughout the trip as well as when I returned home. It was a real pain in the *** since the dressing was continually getting wet while diving or snorkeling and had to be changed up to 5 times a day. This experience also reminded me of the importance of a good first aid kit (which I luckily had two of with me.)
This experience also reminded me of a Buddhist saying "when one eye is kept on the destination it only leaves one eye left for the journey." I did not learn my lesson immediately after this experience though. An hour after I initially injured that toe, I hurt the same toe even worse when I hit it on some low lying stairs when I had my eye on a restaurant and was trying to make out their menu in the distance. Practicing mindfulness of the path can save you a lot of pain.
Dan
This experience also reminded me of a Buddhist saying "when one eye is kept on the destination it only leaves one eye left for the journey." I did not learn my lesson immediately after this experience though. An hour after I initially injured that toe, I hurt the same toe even worse when I hit it on some low lying stairs when I had my eye on a restaurant and was trying to make out their menu in the distance. Practicing mindfulness of the path can save you a lot of pain.
Dan
