Underneath the surface..
Tuesday, 20/09/2005 - Things are often more than the surface we see!
Let me tell u a story to illustrate tis pt.
Once, 2 monks, 1 old & 1 young were travelling ard to experience life. 1st night, they came to a farmer & his wife's hut to stay for the nite. They offered them wif the best food they have in the house & let them slp on their only bed. The next day, the farmer & his wife woke up 2 find their only source of income, a cow has died.
The 2nd nite, the monks stop by a wealthy man's hse. He gave them a bowl of white rice each and let them slp in the storage rm. At the corner of the storage rm, there was bars of gold hidden in the wall. The old monk slowly bit by bit took cement & sealed the hole.
The next day as they left the wealthy man's hse, the young monk cld take it no more. He yelled his teacher, "I don't understand. U have been teaching us about kindess. Bt ur actions are contradicting wat u said. The farmer & his wife were so kind & u took the life of their liveihood. The rich man was mean & u helped to fix his wall!"
The old monk starts to speak in a calm way. "I didn't took the life of the farmer's cow. The death guards were here to take the life of the farmer's wife. I merely use the farmer's cow in exchange. I agreed the wealthy man was mean. Which is aso y I sealed the wall, nv to let him find the gold in it."
My dear frenz reading tis, have u understood the meaning of this story? Some things are more than to meet the eye. Next time, think more deeply..
Let me tell u a story to illustrate tis pt.
Once, 2 monks, 1 old & 1 young were travelling ard to experience life. 1st night, they came to a farmer & his wife's hut to stay for the nite. They offered them wif the best food they have in the house & let them slp on their only bed. The next day, the farmer & his wife woke up 2 find their only source of income, a cow has died.
The 2nd nite, the monks stop by a wealthy man's hse. He gave them a bowl of white rice each and let them slp in the storage rm. At the corner of the storage rm, there was bars of gold hidden in the wall. The old monk slowly bit by bit took cement & sealed the hole.
The next day as they left the wealthy man's hse, the young monk cld take it no more. He yelled his teacher, "I don't understand. U have been teaching us about kindess. Bt ur actions are contradicting wat u said. The farmer & his wife were so kind & u took the life of their liveihood. The rich man was mean & u helped to fix his wall!"
The old monk starts to speak in a calm way. "I didn't took the life of the farmer's cow. The death guards were here to take the life of the farmer's wife. I merely use the farmer's cow in exchange. I agreed the wealthy man was mean. Which is aso y I sealed the wall, nv to let him find the gold in it."
My dear frenz reading tis, have u understood the meaning of this story? Some things are more than to meet the eye. Next time, think more deeply..
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