WORTH READING 1 Nov 204
The Pretty Lady
Once upon a time a big monk and a little monk were travelling together. They
came to the bank of a river and found the bridge was damaged. They had to
wade across the river. There was a pretty lady who was stuck at the damaged
bridge and couldn't cross the river. The big monk offered to carry the
pretty lady across the river on his back. The lady accepted. The little monk
was shocked by the move of the big monk. "How can big disciple brother carry
a lady when we are supposed to avoid all intimacy with females?" thought the
little monk. But he kept quiet.
The big monk carried the lady across the river and the small monk followed
unhappily. When they crossed the river, the big monk let the lady down and
they parted ways with her. All along the way for several miles, the little
monk was very unhappy with the act of the big monk. He was making up all
kinds of accusations about the big monk in his head. This got him madder and
madder. But he still kept quiet. And the big monk had no inclination to
explain his situation.
Finally, at a rest point many hours later, the little monk could not stand
it any further, he burst out angrily at the big monk. "How can you claim
yourself a devout monk, when you seize the first opportunity to touch a
female, especially when she is very pretty? All your teachings to me make
you a big hypocrite."
The big monk looked surprised and said, "I had put down the pretty lady at
the river bank many hours ago, how come you are still carrying her along?"
[This very old Chinese zen story reflects the thinking of many people today.
We encounter many unpleasant things in our life, they irritate us and they
make us angry. Sometimes, they cause us a lot of hurt, sometimes they cause
us to be bitter or jealous. But like the little monk, we are not willing to
let them go away. We keep on carrying the baggage of the "pretty lady" with
us. We let them keep on coming back to hurt us, make us angry, make us
bitter and cause us a lot of agony. Why? Simply because we are not willing
to put down or let go of the baggage of the "pretty lady". We should let go
of the pretty lady immediately after crossing the river, immediately after
the unpleasant event is over. This will immediately remove all our agonies.
There is no need to be further hurt by the unpleasant event after it is
over. It is just that simple.]
shared by Vijay
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Once upon a time a big monk and a little monk were travelling together. They
came to the bank of a river and found the bridge was damaged. They had to
wade across the river. There was a pretty lady who was stuck at the damaged
bridge and couldn't cross the river. The big monk offered to carry the
pretty lady across the river on his back. The lady accepted. The little monk
was shocked by the move of the big monk. "How can big disciple brother carry
a lady when we are supposed to avoid all intimacy with females?" thought the
little monk. But he kept quiet.
The big monk carried the lady across the river and the small monk followed
unhappily. When they crossed the river, the big monk let the lady down and
they parted ways with her. All along the way for several miles, the little
monk was very unhappy with the act of the big monk. He was making up all
kinds of accusations about the big monk in his head. This got him madder and
madder. But he still kept quiet. And the big monk had no inclination to
explain his situation.
Finally, at a rest point many hours later, the little monk could not stand
it any further, he burst out angrily at the big monk. "How can you claim
yourself a devout monk, when you seize the first opportunity to touch a
female, especially when she is very pretty? All your teachings to me make
you a big hypocrite."
The big monk looked surprised and said, "I had put down the pretty lady at
the river bank many hours ago, how come you are still carrying her along?"
[This very old Chinese zen story reflects the thinking of many people today.
We encounter many unpleasant things in our life, they irritate us and they
make us angry. Sometimes, they cause us a lot of hurt, sometimes they cause
us to be bitter or jealous. But like the little monk, we are not willing to
let them go away. We keep on carrying the baggage of the "pretty lady" with
us. We let them keep on coming back to hurt us, make us angry, make us
bitter and cause us a lot of agony. Why? Simply because we are not willing
to put down or let go of the baggage of the "pretty lady". We should let go
of the pretty lady immediately after crossing the river, immediately after
the unpleasant event is over. This will immediately remove all our agonies.
There is no need to be further hurt by the unpleasant event after it is
over. It is just that simple.]
shared by Vijay
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As wise men say, a joke a day keeps the doctor away. So step into the health
zone by sharing a hearty laugh. A variety of jokes that are ludicrous and
trivial, witty and wacky, spontaneous and sportive. Wishing you a laugh
riot.
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