Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Monk's Story

"Once upon a time in a faraway land, there lived a Chinese wise man and his disciple. One day in their  travels, they saw a hut in the distance. As they approached they realized that it was occupied in spite of its extremely poor appearance.


In that desolate place where there were no crops and no trees, a man lived with his wife, three young children and a thin, tired cow. Since they were hungry and thirsty, the wise man and his disciple stopped for a few hours and were well received. At one point, the wise man asked: .....