Man Cuts the Line at Silent Retreat, Vengeful Person Attracts Swarm of Ants to Make Him Break Vow of Silence

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    Font - Cut in front of me in the dinner queue? I hope you like ants... A few years ago while travelling in India, I decided to try a ten day silent meditation retreat. The retreat was out in the middle of nowhere and home to a large colony of the biggest and fiercest ants I have ever seen. As this was a Buddhist retreat no measures were taken to get rid of them and they were everywhere. When you turned on a tap, ants came first then the water. That's not hyperbole.
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    Font - A couple of days in, my hard earned tranquility was shattered by another meditator who felt it his right to cut in front of me while waiting for our evening meal. The ba even had the audacity to give me a little smirk as he did it, knowing I couldn't call him out on it. I could only glare impotently at the back of his queue jumping head. I was livid to say the least. In the following meditation sessions I couldn't concentrate on the practice. I could think of nothing but revenge. Luckily
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    Font - The following day whilst making myself a cup of chai, I surreptitiously pocketed a large handful of sugar which I later dispensed into a half full water bottle creating a lovely syrup. At the next meditation session I made sure I was last in line to enter the building. Before you enter the building you remove your flip-flops and leave them outside. I made sure to mark my enemies footwear as he removed them and when I was alone outside I joyfully doused them in syrup, being careful to avoi
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    Font - After a few hours of peaceful meditation we all began leaving the building. Doubts had started entering my mind. "What if it didn't work?" "What if he only has sticky flip-flops?" Not the worst outcome but still. However I was in luck, my plan had worked. His flip-flops were now a writhing mass of angry sugar fuelled ants. His face was priceless. Shock, horror, complete confusion. He broke his vow of silence instantly but it was in Hindi so I'll never know what he said. The tone was disbe
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    Font - Edit: to all the people questioning my buddhist credentials, Namaste the fu away.
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    Font - crabcancer 1 day ago It is not revenge but rather you are providing nourishments to the ants. The man sacrifices his flip flops so that millions of other beings can live on. Is there truly no greater sacrifice? 1.8k Reply Share
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    Font - HighAsAngelTits 1 day ago Love this take 236 PepperDogger 21 hr. ago +4. 120 Reply Share The only Buddhist part of this whole post! Reply Share
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    Font - (8) bondiol 1 day ago hahah the silent MR is a game and you win by making others break the silence, 1st prize for you 864 Reply Share
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    Font - Impressive-Pepper785. 1 day ago Revenge at a Buddhist retreat seems... like you've missed the point 614 Reply Share horatio_winklebottom OP 1 day ago . Yeh totally. Turns out I'm not monk material. ↑ 899 : Reply Share
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    Font - Titariia +1. 1 day ago That's your villain origin story here. Soon you'll conquer the world with your army of reincarnated revenge ants 266 Reply
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    Font - Around-My-Corner 1 day ago I will never get people skipping queues 378 Reply
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    Font - EdgarAllenHoe69420 23 hr. ago Karma doesn't always look the way we expect or want it to. For most people I feel they want it to be swift and in their full view, often that's not the case. I always tell people I hope they have the best version of the day/life they truly deserve.
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    Font - ellie1398 20 hr. ago I love this from start to finish. It's wild. Imagine going to a mediation Buddhist retreat, where you're supposed to chill and mediate, be one with.... idk, peace? And then you spend that peaceful time plotting petty revenge. And then you not only plan it to perfection but also execute it and it works 11/10. OP will achieve great things in life. That's what I call dedication. And I'ma steal the phrase "Namaste the f away". This is my favorite post from now on. 238 Rep
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    Font - JustineDelarge. 1 day ago Oh, you want to be rude? Because that's how you get ants! 173 Reply S
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    Font - suigeneristhang2765 23 hr. ago Both diabolical and totally karmic...inasmuch that balance was restored to the universe via petty revenge and the noble truths and causation of suffering from human nature (the selfishness and lack of remorse of the queue jumper) was liberated by very hungry ants. Hey, (lightbulb moment) you used Mother Nature to combat Human Nature! Well done!

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