Story of the Day - Finding a Blade of Beautiful Grass
15/Aug/2008 03:50 PM Filed in: Personal
Once
upon a time a teacher and his student lay down under
a big tree near the grass field. Then suddenly the
student asked the teacher.
"Teacher, I'm confused, how do we find our soul mate? Can you please help me?"
Silent for a few seconds, the teacher then answered, "Well, it's a pretty hard and easy question, let me show you."
"Look that way, there is a lot of grass, why don't you walk there? Don't walk backwards, just go straight ahead. While on your way, try to find and pick up a blade of grass that you think is beautiful, then bring it back to me. But remember, you can only pick one."
The student said, "Well, OK then... wait for me..." and walked straight ahead into the grassy field.
A few minutes later the student returned.
The teacher asked, "Well, I don't see a beautiful blade of grass in your hand."
The student replied, "On my way, I found quite a few beautiful ones, but I thought that I would find a better one, so I didn't pick, until I realized that I was at the end of the field. I hadn't picked any because you told me not to go back, so I didn't go back."
The teacher smiled, "Well son, that's what will happen in real life."
"Teacher, I'm confused, how do we find our soul mate? Can you please help me?"
Silent for a few seconds, the teacher then answered, "Well, it's a pretty hard and easy question, let me show you."
"Look that way, there is a lot of grass, why don't you walk there? Don't walk backwards, just go straight ahead. While on your way, try to find and pick up a blade of grass that you think is beautiful, then bring it back to me. But remember, you can only pick one."
The student said, "Well, OK then... wait for me..." and walked straight ahead into the grassy field.
A few minutes later the student returned.
The teacher asked, "Well, I don't see a beautiful blade of grass in your hand."
The student replied, "On my way, I found quite a few beautiful ones, but I thought that I would find a better one, so I didn't pick, until I realized that I was at the end of the field. I hadn't picked any because you told me not to go back, so I didn't go back."
The teacher smiled, "Well son, that's what will happen in real life."