Sweating over a red capsicum

Many years ago, Richard Carlson wrote this book called "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff". I got hold of a book and did really think "it's all small stuff" for bad news, difficult persons and even disappointments. Life indeed has been a lot easier, bad news seem easier to be taken, people seem a little kinder and disappointments are not blown out of proportion.

But, yesterday, I sweated over this little red capsicum!

Sometimes back, I blogged about buying things in wet market in one store always. The usual vegetable store did not have any red capsicum. I went to another store and picked three capsicums. 6 ringgit, the store-owner said. I took a second look and found that one of the capsicums was not that perfect, so I changed one. There were three on the scale. I would not be wrong. Because I needed three capsicums!

I got back and found that there were only two in the bags! Two capsicums for six ringgit?

Having seen some previous cases in the market with her on the matter of honesty, I thought I would want to straighten out the matter with her. This morning, I went to my usual vegetable store. I picked two red capsicums of about the same size and it was four ringgit. I put on another one and was told - six ringgit!

I thought, should I confront that woman? It would end up in an argument and she would make a show out of it. It was a real struggle.

This little stuff of capsicum thoughts stopped me -

Each time you resist "being right", or "your right" and instead choose kindness, you'll notice a peaceful feeling within.

And that is a peace within throughout the day!

It's all small capsicum only...