Salt and Lake

Salt and Lake


Once upon a time there lived a wise old man. On one morning, there came a young man who was dogged by problems .. Unsteady gait with an intricate face. Guest did look like someone who was not happy.

Without wasting time, people were telling all of the problem. A wise old man, but listen carefully. He then took one tablespoon of salt, and asked his guests to get a glass of water. He sprinkled salt into a glass and stirred slowly. "Try to drink this water, and tell me how it feels .." said the old man. "Salty. Salty at all! "Replied the guest, spitting to the side.

The old man smiled a little. He then invited his guest to walk to the edge of the pond in the woods near his home. The old man then returned to sprinkle a tablespoon of salt into the lake. With a piece of wood, made waves stirring the mixture and created ripples of water, disturbing the calm lake. "Try to take water from this lake, and drink." When the guests had finished sipping the water, the old man said again "How does it feel?" "Casual. Fresh .. "answered his guest. "What did you feel the salt in the water?" Said the old man again. "No," replied the young.

With the wise old man sitting opposite him, knelt beside the lake. "Young man, listen. Bitterness of life is like a handful of salt, no more and no less. The amount and it is the same bitter taste, and it will remain the same.

"But the bitterness we feel, will greatly depend on the container that we have. The bitterness will be based from feeling where we put everything. It all depends on our hearts. So when you feel the bitterness and failure in life, there's only one thing you can do. Relieve your chest to receive everything. Expand your heart to accommodate any bitterness. "

"Your heart is the container. Your feelings is the place. Your soul is where you collect everything. So do not make your heart is like glass, make like a lake that is able to reduce any bitterness and turn it into the freshness and happiness. "

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