Be Content With What You Have In Life
A young man muttered at his bad
luck and penniless. He frowned all days. A wise senior came across to
talk to him, ‘Hey kiddy, why are you so unhappy ?’ ‘I don’t understand
why I’m so poor always!’ he said. ‘Poor ? I think you are very
wealthy!’ the wise senior said sincerely. The young man puzzled, ‘Why
are you saying like that?’ The wise senior asked, ‘Suppose someone
offers you one thousand dollars to cut your finger off. Will you do
that?’ ‘Of course, not!’ the young man replied. ‘Suppose someone
offers you ten thousand dollars to chop your leg off. Will you do
that?’ ‘Certainly, not!’ the young man replied. ‘Suppose someone
offers you hundred thousand dollars to scoop your eyes out. Will you
do that?’ ‘Surely, not!’ the young man replied. ‘Suppose someone
offers you one million dollars to turn you into a ninety years old man
in a blink of an eye. Will you do that?’ ‘Definitely, not!’ the young
man replied. ‘Suppose someone offers you ten million dollars to take
your life right away. Will you do that?’ ‘Absolutely, not!’ the young
man replied. The wise senior said with a smile, ‘That’s right. You
have already possessed more than ten million wealthy. Why are you
still lamented for being so poor? We came with bare hands, we will
leave with bare hands either. Be content with what you have.’ Even
though we have owned a kingdom of wealth, nothing we can take with us
when the time comes. The real wealth is concealed in our innermost.
Happiness is to the one who is content! After listened to the wise
senior saying, it dawned upon him at last. The more kindness we leave
behind, the more harmony we will have in our world. I always believe
if everyone does a bit good deed, bit by bit, we can make a harmonious
world.
