Rocky Mountain Why? — Susan Kaiser and Seth Greenland

Following the lead of mindful blogger Amy and her daughter Paris, another Instant Message post, this time from Susan and Seth.

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10:39amSusan
Hey Seth, did you see McCain is going to visit the Dalai Lama in Aspen today? Do you think he’s a seeker?

10:40amSeth
I think he wants to discuss the four noble truths, and how he can use them to beat Obama.

10:42amSusan
But were it not just political expediency, what would that conversation be like?

10:43amSeth
I think McCain would ask him where Tibet was.

10:44amSusan
And if the Dalai Lama brought up interconnectedness?

10:47amSeth
McCain would ask if it was covered by Medicare.

10:47amSusan
And compassion?

10:51amSeth
I think McCain is for it except when it comes to torturing prisoners. Then he’s against it. So he’s nuanced on the issue.

10:53amSusan
I can’t imagine what that conversation would be like - the Dalai Lama and McCain on torture. The Dalai Lama and anyone on torture, but with McCain, I’d like to be a fly on the wall;

10:55amSeth
I bet the Dalai Lama’s against it;

If it would get him votes, do you think McCain would pose with the Dalai Lama in Buddhist robes?

10:57amSusan
He’d probably do it anyway, politics aside McCain seems pretty loose.

10:59amSeth is offline.

10:59amSeth is online.

10:59amSeth
I can envision McCain grilling burgers for the fawning press – who still think he’s a maverick - at his Sedona pad, dressed like a monk. I think I might vote for him if I saw that picture.

11:00amSusan
Shaved head?

11:01amSeth
He’d be the first monk with a comb-over.

11:02amSusan
Ok so let’s get serious, maybe McCain’ll be the next president of the US - stranger things have happened look at our current president - what message would you want him to leave this meeting with - what would you like the Dalai Lama to say?

11:03amSeth
Vote for Obama?

11:06amSeth is offline.

11:09amSusan
I need a title

11:09amSeth is online.

11:10amSeth
Rocky Mountain Why?

For more on the Aspen Conference, check out mindful mom Susan Sawyer’s post on HuffPo today.

Or Seth’s crosspost on HuffPo.

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