BE A LAKE
The Master instructed the unhappy student to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to drink it.
'How does it taste?' the Master asked.
'Awful,' said the student.
The Master then asked the student to take another handful of salt and throw it in the lake. The two walked to the nearby lake and when the student swirled his handful of salt into the lake, the old man said, 'Now drink from the lake.
'The student did so and the Master asked, 'How does it taste?
''Good!' remarked the student.'Do you taste the salt?' asked the Master.
No, said the young man.
The Master sat beside this troubled young man, took his hands, and said, 'The pain of life is pure salt; no more, no less. The amount of pain in life remains the same, exactly the same. But the amount we taste the 'pain' depends on the container we put it into. So when you are in pain, the only thing you can do is to enlarge your sense of things..... Stop being a glass. Become a lake!'
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wooo..marja, I want to be that lake, live life to the fullest :D
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a lovely thought
ReplyDeleteThere's a lorra, lorra truth there.
ReplyDeleteGreat picture!I wish I was there too!
ReplyDeleteI am a Lake and a granite peak so I was part of your story. Thanks
ReplyDeleteBob
So true. I'd prefer to drink from the red wine lake. It goes down easier :)
ReplyDeleteVery inspiring thought.
ReplyDeleteGreat read. Gems of wisdom very inspiring. Thank you for sharing.
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Paterika
I love your little pearls of wisdom, and this one makes so much sense
ReplyDeleteBeautiful story; It is really amazing how you can describe these things.
ReplyDeleteIts all water under the bridge
ReplyDeleteStop being a glass. Become a lake! I will always remember it.
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