Six fables, short stories, profound truth and thought-provoking.
A wandering mouse came across an excellent shelter-the top floor of the stupa.
On the top floor of the stupa, the mouse felt unprecedented happiness: it shuttled freely between the floors of the stupa every day, enjoying the delicious offerings of good men and women. After eating and drinking, I went to the top of the tower to bask in the sun and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the city from the commanding heights.
Whenever it looks down at the people who burn incense and worship at the shrine below, it will proudly think in its heart: how great things have changed! Those who used to hate chasing me now kowtow to me with their eyes down. What a relief!
But one day, a stray wild cat also got into the stupa and caught the mouse with a keen sense of smell.
Once upon a time, I saw a mouse, and its cat was shaking. Now I proudly say, "You can't eat me! You should bow to me! Don't you see that humans respect me? "
"Idiot! People bow down to the Buddha in your position, not you! "
The wild cat sneered, and then, like the wind and clouds, ate the mouse that had not woken up.
Feeling: The view of the platform is wrong, ridiculous and stupid.
If a person lacks self-knowledge, can't know exactly how heavy he is, and is blindly arrogant, the final "death" will be very embarrassing.
2. The hunted ostrich
A stork took a fish from the fisherman's fish basket.
But it was seen by a group of crows. The crows wanted the fish very much, so they ran after it.
In order to protect food and avoid the attack of crows, the bird flew desperately. Until he was exhausted, he had to let the fish go in order to escape from the crow at hand.
The crows immediately turned around and all flew to the place where the fish fell, so that the ostrich could escape.
At this time, the stork finally realized: with this fish, I always feel afraid; Now that I have lost this fish, I feel safe.
Feeling: The reason why a person is physically and mentally exhausted is because he is burdened with too many things that he can't bear to throw away.
As everyone knows, sometimes, what you get is what you lose, and what you lose is what you get. If you are willing to give up, you will get it. Not until you give up.
3. the mouse in the rice jar
A mouse accidentally fell into a half-full rice jar while foraging. This unexpected discovery made it very happy. He listened attentively, made sure there was no danger, and couldn't wait to eat.
After eating, it jumped out of the rice jar to see if there was anyone in the room, and finally determined that it was an uninhabited room.
The mouse thought proudly, since no one has come to disturb my quiet and happy life, why don't I live in a rice jar? This many meters is enough for me to eat for several months, so I don't have to look for food everywhere.
In this way, the mouse ate and slept in the rice jar every day and lived comfortably for two or three months. It was not until the meal was finished that the mouse remembered to jump out. But it didn't jump to the edge of the tank after countless attempts, and finally died in Tanqueray because of fatigue and hunger.
Feeling: Many times, seemingly fortunate is often the beginning of misfortune.
The desire for comfort is to paint the ground as a prison; Muddle along, just like waiting for death.
4. humiliated old lion
An old lion was very ill and lying on the ground dying. A bison saw it and gave it a hard push in the stomach with its horn to repay the hatred that was chased by the lion that year.
Seeing that the former king of beasts had no strength to fight back, a monkey jumped on the lion, grabbed its ear and scratched its festering wound to vent his anger at being yelled at by the lion.
The dying old lion sighed, "I used to be a strong man under siege, but now I am going to be insulted by you worthless weak people." I am really dying! " "
Feeling: When people are in splendid scenery, they should never bully others, never do things too badly, and know how to leave a back road for themselves.
Otherwise, when you are down and out, you will become a street mouse, and everyone will shout and beat you. Even reduced to Reservoir Dogs, everyone besieged you together, a feud.
5. Donkeys and war horses
On a farm, a donkey sighed at a thoroughbred horse, "You are so lucky. You run smartly when you are full every day. How relaxed and comfortable your life is. Unlike me, I eat badly and have to do a lot of hard work every day. "
Soon, the front war broke out, and good horses were sold to the army by farmers at high prices and became war horses from the front. There were frequent wars, and the horse was seriously injured and finally died on the battlefield.
The donkey who learned the news, while mourning his former partner, could not help but be glad: fortunately, I was not a mighty horse and saved this life.
Feeling: You don't have to envy others' happiness, and you don't have to lament your own misfortune. If you know how to be satisfied, you can be happy forever. If you know how to cherish your blessing, your blessing will last forever.
Moreover, things in life are often a blessing and a curse. As Laozi said, "misfortune comes from the mouth, and happiness comes from the mouth." In the unpredictable world, luck will turn into misfortune, and misfortune will turn into luck.
6. Smart cats and stupid mice
In an abandoned old house, there lived a nest of mice. A cat found it, ran in and caught two easily. Other mice are hiding in the corner, and some are hiding in the mouse hole, afraid to come out.
The cat got stuck there and stayed with a group of mice for a long time, but no mice dared to come out. So the cat thought of a way. It put some soap bubbles on its mouth, then screamed on purpose and jumped up and down like crazy. After tossing for a while, "Meow Meow" fell to the ground and died.
The mice were curious to hear the sound in the cave, but they were afraid to come out. It was not until the cat stopped moving that a bold mouse carefully poked its head out to look at it.
Seeing the cat like this, I thought it was poisoned. So it excitedly called out its partners to celebrate the death of its sworn enemy. It is also suggested that everyone walk together to humiliate the cat's body, or step or kick, or tear or bite, to vent their hatred.
The mice thought it was right, so they gathered together to vent their anger. Who knows that as soon as I got close to the cat, the cat jumped up and caught the two "dead ghosts" in front. Including the proposed mouse.
Feeling: The reason why the strong man forever strong is because he has a wise mind. The reason why the weak have been weak is not only because of their limited ability, but also because of their lack of IQ and conduct.
In dealing with things, the strong always beat their opponents with wisdom, while the weak can only gloat when their opponents are in trouble.
But the reality is often: the wise and the strong rarely go downhill. Even if occasionally "unlucky", it is also a trick to paralyze stupid opponents and attract them to "into the pit". Simple-minded weak people often become fools who are "invited to the urn" by the strong.