There was a young monk,
with thoughts of virtue, he could bring peace to himself,
and able to bring it to others too, or so he thought.
One day, when he was sweeping, at the entrance to the temple,
there was one couple,that was passing by.
The young monk, saw that the two, was arguing,
the air was felt uneasy.
He approached them, out of curiosity and kindness.
When the couple saw the young monk coming,
there was a moment of silence, but clearly,
silence was hard to maintain for that period.
The monk asked, the couple answered.
They were lost but both claimed to know where to go.
But, their methods were contradictory to each other.
The young monk remembered the three steps,
tolerate, accept and finally forgive,
If the couple could follow this,
they will eventually find their path back home peacefully.
But reasons were deaf to their ears, they have been lost for too long,
their emotions already gotten in the way, they fought for too long.
The young monk confused, why can't they be in agreement?
He was needed to make a decision, to side with one of them.
But he could not, at the end, he believed that it was not right.
Unfortunately, the couple decided to go separately,
finding their way back on their own, with anger and frustration in their heart.
The young monk, was saddened by what has transpired.
Logic was simple, it was virtuous to make the decision he thought.
But why couldn't the couple realize this?
Confused, the young monk turned to his master for guidance.
His master, old as a tree could be, gave a fraction of his wisdom.
He said,
"Machines such as a computer, to best put it's function to use, follow simple logics, never strayed from it, never failed in it's purpose. Humans are no such thing, give him an apple, and he may eat it, he could give to someone, or even sell it. They are different from machines, because we do not just have bodies to function, but we have souls connected to, plainly said, both logic and emotions guide our actions."
"Then why had the couple not see this, why was i not able to make them realize?" The young monk asked.
"Young one, lives cannot be changed to for the greater good in less than an hour. In the things that people do in practical sense, they will surely make mistakes and most of the time improve themselves better."
"However, mistakes are realized when it's results are known, only by that time, one shall repent and improve. The mistake this couple made, was a behavioral one, it can be and will be realized by oneself, which sadly themselves, can best convince that their nature, can affect the level of their happiness and people around him."
The young monk could not fully understand what knowledge his master had bestowed upon him.
Until one day, one of the couple came to visit the temple.
Her looks seemed pale, her hand holding onto a child.
Her face suggested that she had gone through something bad.
It has been years, but the young monk finally understood, when the widowed came,
she was in regret and remorse of her eventual divorce with her husband.
She had realized her time with him was full of despair, frustration and anger.
And understood it was because she and her husband could seldom be in agreement,
anything she argued, was anything that didn't suit her.
Yet at that time she couldn't understand why her husband could give what she has mostly demanded.
Her life was unsatisfied, the more she demanded, the more her husband got angrier and fed up with her.
By the time when she realized if she wasn't demanding and egoistic,
her husband had already left for another women, leaving her and his daughter.
Now, even though she has nothing much left,
she is quite contented that she still has her daughter, it meant the whole world to her.
Even so, she regretted that if she realized that if she had not been arrogant, unforgiving and expecting of others,
her life could've been a happy one throughout.
After praying for her daughter's safety, they both left the temple to where they lived,
using her ex-husband's method.
A person's level of desire and self-centered, shows a person's level of happiness. The more you desire, the less satisfied you are, the more selfish you are, the more conflicts you'll encounter.
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