Stop being a glass. Be a lake

There was a young man who was unhappy with his life because of lot of problems. One day, he got to know a Zen master nearby town and decided to meet him and ask for solution.

Young man went to him and said, " I have so many problems in my life that I am always sad. Please tell me solution. . How can I be happy?"

Zen master listened to him carefully, then got up. Young man was confused to see him leaving without saying anything but young man waited for him.

After a while, Zen master came back with a glass of water and a bowl of salt.

Master asked that young man to take a handful of salt from that bowl and put it in the glass and then drink that water. Young man was confused but did as he was instructed.

Master asked, "How does it taste..?"

Young man replied, "It's terrible..

All I could taste was salt.."

Now master asked that young man to take a handful of salt and come with him. They both went to nearby lake.

Master said, "Now put this salt in the lake.."

Young man swirled his handful of salt into the lake. After this, master asked him to drink water from the lake. Young man took some water and drank.

Now master asked, "How does it taste..?"

Young man replied, "It tastes good.."

Master questioned him again, "Were you able to taste salt in this water??"

Young man replied, "No.."

Master and young man sat near that lake. Master took his hands and said, "The pain of life is pure salt.. No more, No less. The amount of pain in life remains the same but the amount we taste the "pain" depends on the container we put it into."

This is why, Under the same set of circumstances, some people break records while others break themselves

When you are in pain, the only thing you can do is to enlarge your sense of things. Stop being a glass. Be a lake.

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