Humorous Wisdom

Spoken By Supreme Master Ching Hai, Hsihu, Formosa
February 19, 1996 (Originally In English)

Cartoon By Little Rain

There was a person who went with a kind of researching group to Africa. Over there, there was no transportation and communication was very difficult. So they sometimes had to use helicopters.

One native guy, who went with the scientists, the researching group, was supposed to help them with translation.

 

 

 

 

 

Ah, the helicopter is too noisy! The people are talking too much! They smoke too much!
The seat is too narrow. The space is too tight.


As soon as he got into the helicopter, he lets out a torrent of complains.

 

 

He kept wailing, complaining, moaning, and shouting all the time.

So a crew member took him out, hung him from the wing with a rope, dangling around.

This is the problem with us too. Sometimes we don't appreciate a good situation, good friends or a good companion until we've lost him or her, until we've lost the situation, or until the situation has become worse, has become more unbearable. Then we'd be happy just to have what we had. Similarly in life, if we complain too much, too unreasonably, then God will put us through a lot of trouble until we stop our mouth. (Master laughs) Then we pray at that time, "Oh, please save us." (Master & everyone laugh) That's how people pray every day (Master laughs) just because they used to complain before, and they got into trouble. Then they think of what they had, and appreciate it more.

 

Appreciate What We Have A Lion And A Priest