When I was in the onsen with the farmer (the one in the cave) he offered me some of his food, and after eating a bit, he said 'when you are thirsty just go like this' and lowered his head into the water so that the water came up to his mouth and drank some water. I am not going to lie, I drank some of the water too, although I can't say it was delicious.
In the class with the two pairs of twins we were doing this exercise where students go up to other students and ask 'What do you like?' and they are supposed to respond with some food they like. One student went up to me and said 'I like you' in a very convincing voice. I was pretty sure he meant to ask the normal question so I answered 'I like chicken' and he walked away satisfied. Then I tried to tell the teacher about this and explained how the student said 'I like you' in such a firm voice, but all the teacher heard was the 'I like you' part of the story and got a big smile on her face and shook my hand firmly.
Once, about a year ago, a young Iraq war veteran told me that the most exciting thing he's ever done is be in combat in Iraq. I was not entirely surprised because so many people spend hours playing video games that mimic the same adrenaline rush: it is obviously fun. Then I came to the conclusion that many things that feel good are not good for us. It is up to positive socialization in order to train us how to avert our practice of the bad things that make us feel good. I also thought that death, as opposed to popular belief, may actually feel good. Especially when in pain can you imagine the final and complete release of that pain and that tension? Sounds familiar eh? It must be heavenly; although it is not a feeling I hope for any time in the near future.
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