Before
I left for the five-day Korean retreat, a classmate asked me to bring
him two apples from Korea which he said produces delicious apples.
I told sister initiate Lui about the request over the phone and confided
that I would definitely share with my classmates any blessed apples
I received. She asked, "Wouldn't it be a waste to share your blessed
food with non-initiates?" I replied, "It is all right! Most probably
they would receive blessed food only once in their lifetime, while
we have so many opportunities!"
Truly,
God always fulfills our wishes and gives us the best! During the retreat,
fellow initiates were served more than sixty thousand apples, and
never in my life had I eaten so many delicious apples. We had blessed
apples and candies, while the Korean dharma guards shared many blessed
foods with me. Even more wonderful was that Master gave more blessed
foods and love to fellow initiates who stayed longer in Korea. Of
all the retreats that I have participated in, this was the one time
that I received the most blessed foods.
Upon
returning to Formosa, I immediately shared the blessed food with fellow
practitioners and almost all my classmates and everyone I knew.
This
brought to mind an incident that occurred during the construction
of the Hsinhua Center in Tainan, southern Formosa, many years ago.
While we were working, Master quietly came to visit us, to see how
the project was going, and to offer us some guidance. Of course, Master
did not forget to give us blessed food to increase our efficiency.
She brought with Her a basket of chocolates and presented them to
us one by one. Waiting blissfully at the end of the queue, I thought,
"Sister Chen, who was also my high school classmate, has been hospitalized
for surgery. She needs Master's blessed food more than I do. If I
get more than one piece, we could share them, but if I got only one,
I would give it to her!" Incredibly, there was really one extra piece
left. However, I did not act rashly; I took that last piece of chocolate
only when I was sure everyone had received their share. My wish was
thus fulfilled. 
While
On The Path
