Happy RSS Awareness Day!
This is probably one of my favorite stories I read when I was growing up. And today being RSS Awareness Day. It seems a nice way to celebrate it. Its a nice story and seems to be applicable to most things in life whether it be dealing with issues or a gazillion of posts to read after not opening one’s rss feed for a couple of days.
Once upon a time in a land where Buddha was said to have walked there were two monks traveling to a temple up North. As was the custom of the time and the place when two monks traveled it should always be a teacher and a student: an old monk and a young monk. A wise arrangement if you ask me.
Now at one point of their travel they reached a river. The river was wide but passable . There was no need for a bridge. Most animals and men could cross the river with ease. Unfortunately, there were some who could not cross. And one such creature stood on the bank. It … she was a petite creature a dancer traveling also. But she was alone and afraid to cross.
She was petrified with terror just looking at the wide river.
The two monks arrived. And the elder one took one look at her. Then approached her and offered to carry her on his back. The Girl took the Elder Monk’s offer without and regret because in a short time they were already on the other side. Wet but safe.
Meanwhile, the younger Monk was also petrified. Not out of fear of the river but with disgust with the action of the Elder Monk. In their order it was forbidden to touch a woman. And odd rule but it was laid down by another monk several years after contemplating on a hill top for several days without the benefit of food, water and common sense - it seems.
So the Young Monk stood there aghast. He was frozen on the spot. Until the Elder Monk motioned him to cross. Inside the young Monk’s mind his head was still filled with repugnance at the his Elder’s action.
But he kept his peace. For around a few leagues. And then finally he could not contain it no longer. The Young Monk stopped and started berating his Elder. This went on for a couple of leagues. And then Young Monk stopped dead tired from the tongue lashing he gave the Elder Monk.
Expecting an answer or an apology the Younger Monk stopped and waited. The Elder Monk just looked at him and said, “I left the young woman when we crossed the river but you still seem to be carrying her.”
And the Elder smiled and continued on his journey to the Northern Temple.
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