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At the foot of mountain, there is a monk. One day, a person visited him for the purpose of having everything go well and making good fortune. The monk told him that if he wanted to be that smooth and lucky he’d better doing three things. “What are those things?”, the man urgently asked. The monk said that he must first treat parents as a filial son, then should be nice to his wife as a loyal husband, and would be good to be people around.
The person was confused but he still thanked that monk and prayed the Buddha Statue in the hall of that temple for a while by burning some incenses. Finally, he left.
On the way home, he had been thinking over those words from that monk. He did feel guilty that he didn’t go back home to see his parents who were very old enough. After marriage, he was all in his wife, nothing could break them away. It also deprived much of his time spent on parents. While the second thing demanding that he should be nice to wife really made him no clue. He thought he was really nice with wife. And the third thing was really hard, how come it be possible that being good with everyone? Let it go, the man thought that he just did the right thing and Buddha would bless him.
Many years later, he found no fortune and began to doubt his pray for Buddha. He believed that he must be fooled, there is no so called Blessing. He started to live his lifestyle by not asking for Buddha any more.
No one else knew what exactly that man was doing without any news from him. Since he kept himself doing things on his own and conceived that one day he would succeed. He worked very hard.
One day, he was told that his parents were sick. Then he went back home to see them. Once he entered the room, he realized his mother was not clear in mind, as in the symptom of mild senile dementia. And then he discovered his father was half paralyzed on the left body. He felt sorry and got hurt in heart.
He decided to take of them and went back to tell his wife about this decision. He traced nobody home, only the servant was doing branches cutting in the garden located in the back of house. The servant told him that Madam probably left for no particular reason. He suddenly knew that he had been working in the studio for almost one year. Day in and day out. He still remembered the vow that he made with her that nothing else could part them till the death ended it up.
He sat against the window in the bedroom. It was the place where he and his wife used to be admiring the beautiful scenery from the window. Now he got nothing but a letter left from her and it said: “Dear beloved, it is the time to say goodbye.” No more details, only the date which showed it was written two months ago.
He wept and knew that was all because of his crazy pursuit of substance. No one else was there to accompany him but that servant. He was the only who did not choose to leave since he owned the attachment for his master and the whole house.
The next day, he went back to the temple and planned to visit the monk and repent what he had committed. When he arrived at that place, there was nothing, only a barren land, leaving bushes and clusters. On that night, he dreamed of the monk and heard the voice:” Being an average person yet not to be mundane as the simple as of a tool of money making.” Master! The man was waken up in the darkness by his loud shouting while he was in the dream. Nobody was there.
He suddenly seemed to understand that he must do something for what he really wanted.
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- Reply sunnyv
- We often unknowingly neglect our loved ones including parents and dependents. We believe that we are have done enough to care for them, but it is not enough, because they need to be cared for emotionally too.
- Reply Rosanna
- thank to share the stroy with us, we should love more our people around us, don't do too late to regret it.
- Reply sunnyv
- Glad to note that you are not only you are a sociable, reliable and intelligent person. You are also a warm and caring and have foresight. Yes, love and care for all those precious people around us. With all these overall advantages, you certainly have a fulfilled and happy life. Keep it up, dear.
Rosanna: thank to share the stroy with us, we should love more our people around us, don't do too late to regret it.
- Reply chuanjiacai
- this story really moved me, i think almost all people in life, can met this problem. it's make everyone think about that our life and work.
- Reply ada23
- we are always in the persuit of something, but the essence of life is to keep balance, so when you back you head, the state maybe is the best that time which easily veiled by the objects approach-on.
- Reply teadrinking
- Only at the time that we lost them, can we realize the importance of their existence. It always happens like that.
sunnyv: We often unknowingly neglect our loved ones including parents and dependents. We believe that we are have done enough to care for them, but it is not ...
- Reply teadrinking
- Cherish what we have at present, live at present to be grateful.
Rosanna: thank to share the stroy with us, we should love more our people around us, don't do too late to regret it.
- Reply teadrinking
- We should value what we have right now. Mostly, we just neglect those things which are seemingly not so essential, while, in fact, they are the reason for being with us to make everything meaningful.
chuanjiacai: this story really moved me, i think almost all people in life, can met this problem. it's make everyone think about that our life and work.
- Reply teadrinking
- Seize the moment, cherish what we have.
ada23: we are always in the persuit of something, but the essence of life is to keep balance, so when you back you head, the state maybe is the best that tim ...
- Reply ada23
- i am unsatisfied with your reply, write a new one.
teadrinking: Seize the moment, cherish what we have.
- Reply teadrinking
ada23: i am unsatisfied with your reply, write a new one.
- Reply teadrinking
- Something is very easy to be lost yet we just do not realize it. We often feel sorry and regret that time we just did not hold on our hands. Sorrows can be the pain engraved into mind to remind us and to confess. It is for the purpose that we can feel sorry about what we have done. Once we have realized the negligence committed by ourselves, should we get inspired and encouraged to pick the bravery to envisage what we are about to challenge.
ada23: i am unsatisfied with your reply, write a new one.
- Reply ada23
- unsatified either
teadrinking: Something is very easy to be lost yet we just do not realize it. We often feel sorry and regret that time we just did not hold on our hands. Sorrows c ...
- Reply teadrinking
- You could have left no comments here as in a pedestrian passed by and went away.
ada23: unsatified either
