Guest guest Posted February 28, 2002 Report Share Posted February 28, 2002 Pretty good ones...read them when u have time > The Frogs > > A farmer came into town and asked the owner of a > restaurant if he could use a million frog legs. The > restaurant owner was shocked and asked the man where > he could get so many frog legs! The farmer replied, > " There is a pond near my house that is full of frogs > ---millions of them. They all croak all night long > and they are about to make me crazy! " So the > restaurant owner and the farmer made an agreement that > the farmer would deliver frogs to the restaurant, five > hundred at a time for the next several weeks. The > first week, the farmer returned > to the restaurant looking rather sheepish, with two > scrawny little frogs. The restaurant owner said, > " Well... where are all the frogs? " The farmer said, " I > was mistaken. There were only these two frogs in the > pond. But they sure were making a lot of noise! " > > Moral: > [Next time you hear somebody criticizing or making > fun of you, remember, it's probably just a couple of > noisy frogs. Also remember that problems always seem > bigger in the dark. Have you ever laid in your bed at > night worrying about things which seem almost > overwhelming like a million frogs roaking? Chances are > pretty good that when the morning comes, and you take > a closer look, you'll wonder what all the fuss was > about.] > > ============================================================ > > > The Turtles > A turtle family decided to go on a picnic. > Turtles,being naturally slow about things, took seven > years to prepare for their outing. Finally the turtle > family left home looking for a suitable place for > their outing. During the second year of their journey > they found a place ideal for them atlast! For about > six months they cleaned up the area, unpacked the > picnic basket, and completed the arrangements. Then > they discovered they had forgotten the salt. A picnic > without salt would be a disaster, they all agreed. > After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was > chosen to retrieve the salt from home. Although he was > the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little > turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell. He > agreed to go on one condition: that no one would eat > until he returned. > > The family consented and the little turtle left. > Three years > passed and the little turtle had not returned. Five > years... six years... then on the seventh year of his > absence, the oldest turtle could no longer contain his > hunger. He announced that he was going to eat and > begun to unwrap a sandwich. At that point the little > turtle suddenly popped out from behind a tree > shouting, " SEE! I knew you > wouldn't wait. Now I am not going to go get the > salt. " > > Moral: > [some of us waste our time waiting for people to live > up to our > expectations. We are so concerned about what others > are doing that we > don't do anything ourselves.] > > ============================================================ > > > The Pretty Lady > > Once upon a time a big monk and a little monk were > travelling together. They came to the bank of a river > and found the bridge was damaged. They had to wade > across the river. There was a pretty lady who was > stuck at the damaged bridge and couldn't cross the > river. The big monk offered to carry the pretty lady > across the river on his back. > The lady accepted. The little monk was shocked by the > move of the big monk. " How can big disciple brother > carry a lady when we are supposed to avoid all > intimacy with females? " thought the little monk. But > he kept quiet. The big monk carried the lady across > the river and the small monk followed unhappily. When > they crossed the river, the big monk let the lady down > and they parted ways with her. All along the way for > several miles, the little monk was very unhappy with > the act of the big monk. He was making up all kinds of > accusations about the big monk in his head. This got > him madder and madder. But he still kept quiet. And > the big monk had no inclination to explain his > situation. Finally, at a rest point many hours later, > the little monk could not stand it any further, he > burst out angrily at the big monk. > " How can you claim yourself a devout monk, when you > seize the first > opportunity to touch a female, especially when she is > very pretty? All > your teachings to me make you a big hypocrite. " The > big monk looked surprised and said, " I had put down > the pretty lady at the river bank many hours ago, how > come you are still carrying her along? " > > Moral: > [This very old Chinese zen story reflects the > thinking of many people > today. We encounter many unpleasant things in our > life, they irritate us and they make us angry. > Sometimes, they cause us a lot of hurt, sometimes they > cause us to be bitter or jealous. But like the little > monk, we are not willing to let them go away. We keep > on carrying the baggage of the " pretty lady " with us. > We let them keep on coming back to hurt us, make us > angry, make us bitter and cause us a lot of agony. > Why? Simply because we are not willing to put down or > let go of the baggage of the " pretty lady " . We should > let go of the pretty lady > immediately after crossing the river, immediately > after the unpleasant event is over. This will > immediately remove all our agonies. There is no need > to be further hurt by the unpleasant event after it > is over. It is just that simple.] > > > > > > Greetings - Send FREE e-cards for every occasion! > http://greetings. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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