become a Buddha
Author: Hao Yue
This is a legend handed down from the older generation: Nantianmen is a holy place for Buddhists to become monks. As long as you can knock the worse gate open with your head, you will walk away with lotus flowers and auspicious clouds and become a Buddha.
A hermit who practices all his life will set out to find a worse door.
The journey was difficult, so the hermit decided to find himself a traveling companion. "Are you going to become a Buddha?" Although the hermit has said this for countless times, the villagers are frightened by the unpredictable future in the long journey.
In desperation, he asked a butcher, "Do you want to become a Buddha?"
"Of course! I have killed countless people, can I become a Buddha? " The butcher asked very devoutly.
"Put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha." The hermit secretly prepared a set of rhetoric, trying to convince the ignorant butcher.
Unexpectedly, the butcher readily replied, "OK, master, I'll go with you."
Not to mention the hardships all the way, after several years, the two finally arrived at the worse gate.
The hermit looked at the dark and towering Nantianmen and thought, "Is it fatal to hit this end?" Or a fairy? "
On second thought, the hermit said, "Butcher, I have worked hard to miss you all the way. Let you have the opportunity to become a Buddha first! " "
"Thank you, master." The butcher bumped into it without hesitation, and the Tianmen suddenly burst open. The butcher stamped the lotus auspicious clouds and filled the air with Buddha and ascended to heaven.
In desperation, the hermit wanted to follow him, suddenly jumped forward and fell into the abyss, becoming a frog-like animal (smaller than a frog).
Since then, every time it rains heavily, many birds' noses sing together, as if they were defending and telling stories.
Although the hermit in the novel practiced all his life, his last selfish thoughts made his life go up in smoke. It can be seen that his psychology towards Buddhism is not so pure, but he just wants to get some practical small profits. So what he did also doomed him not to gain much.
On the other hand, the butcher is pure-hearted, without any distractions, and his purpose is only to become a Buddha. He already has a goal in mind, so no matter what he does for this goal, he has no regrets, but he has gained the greatest benefit.
Most people in this world live for benefits, and may lose some immediate benefits in the process of realizing benefits, so we can see a person's ambition and virtue between choices.
There are many benevolent people, and their virtue cannot be measured by money. The reason why Yue Fei and Wen Tianxiang have been admired for thousands of years is that they gave up their personal lives and devoted themselves to their country.
Although the Iraqis have gone by the Yellow Crane, Yue Fei has sung the Red River forever. Looking up, screaming in the sky, strong and fierce. Thirty fame, dust and earth, eight thousand miles of clouds and the moon. Don't be idle, it's white and sad. Jingkang shame, still not snow; When do courtiers hate their guts! Driving a long car, breaking through the lack of Helan Mountain. Eat pork when you are hungry, and drink Hun blood when you are thirsty. Stay from the beginning, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and go to the sky! ) is still an inspiring masterpiece.
Wen Tianxiang, who was defeated and captured, was sentenced to neck punishment and died calmly. Its integrity will last forever. The immortal poem "Crossing the Zero Ocean" (once hard work comes, it is dotted around. The mountains and rivers are broken and the wind is floating, and life experiences are ups and downs. The beach of fear says fear, and there is a sigh in the ocean. Who hasn't died since ancient times? Take the heart of Dan and follow history. ) was also sung by later generations.
We are just small people, so we can't be compared with national heroes. We can only avoid quick success and instant benefit, and excessive opportunism plays a vital role in a person's success or failure.