(re-post)
Sunny Day Rainy Day
Here is a famous Zen story retold with a twist in the "tail" :
Part 1 :
The old lady cries when it rains,
as her washerwoman daughter can't dry the clothes she wash.
The old lady cries when it shines,
as her umbrella-selling daughter can't sell her umbrellas.
Part 2:
A Zen master comes along and tells her:
Why don't you rejoice when it rains, for your second daughter?
Why don't you rejoice when it shines, for your first daughter?
The old lady agrees, now laughing heartily, be it rain or shine.
Part 3:
Another Zen Master comes along again and tells her:
Why aren't you sad when it rains, for your first daughter?
Why aren't you sad when it shines, for your second daughter?
Is there really reason to be elated or sad?
To go through emotional highs and lows?
The old lady becomes calm... enlightened in peaceful equanimity.
What is the deeper meaning of the above story?
The Universe principle is just the way things are.
It is by nature neither pessimistic nor optimistic;
It is realistic.
-Stonepeace
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Which is more important?
Rain or shine?
Neither - We need both equally.
-Stonepeace
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While you are praying for rain,
someone might be praying for sunshine.
Who should answers who's prayers?
-Stonepeace
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From: Febry Hariyannugraha <febry.hariyannugr...@gmail.com>
To: obrolan-bandar@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, January 25, 2010 11:51:43 PM
Subject: [ob] Kuat-kuatan Doa .. :)
Yang pada pegang cash berdoa DOW Merah
Yang punya barang berdoa DOW IJO ..
Sekarang DOW udah mau balik ke closing minggu lalu ..
Doa siapa yang kuat .. liat penutupan .. hehehehe
