a great bearded old man and a young man
were observing the blooming of a lotus
sitting on a shore of a silent pond
when a young man interrupted the silence.
master, why the meaning of life is hidden
from us?
we meditate trying to understand the
logic of things happening around
us.
we see separate parts and we are
aware of their interrelations but all of
our efforts appear to be vain
when a new component appears destroying
all of the previous logical
constructions.
the meaning of life the teacher
reluctantly turned his eyes
from the flower,
can only be understood
by someone
whose mind isn't clouded with earthly
troubles,
wishes and passions.
only newborns are
close to that state.
the essence of a newborn reminds the
lotus
soaring on the unshakable stillness of
the pond.
the surface
of their soul isn't touched by the wind of
aspirations,
the rain of attachments, the snow of
grievance
and the eyes of loss.
their moistness
isn't dried by fears.
malodorous bubbles of fear don't take
to the surface the slime from the
bottom.
where shores are empty the forest by the
shore doesn't defy the child's clean
water with fallen leaves,
branches and needles.
and later the world
appears
with all of its meaningless worldliness.
on the shores of the pond
an impenetrable thicket of teachers grows up.
mentors, friends, enemies, lovers,
children and relatives.
constantly, the
surface of the water becomes
inseparable from the thick garbage on
the shore.
every word, every moral, every kiss,
every punch or kindness, every our
influence disturbs the untouched soul
of a child
making him to grow up
and go further and further from the
understanding
of the meaning of life.
"but we can't get
rid of all of this" the student shouted
out heatedly
"we are people! our life consists of the
course of these actions.
this coil, the boiling of these passions
and wishes.
or are you asking people to become ferns?"
"you've understood everything right my
boy"
a light smile touched the lips of
the old man.
"you want to search for the meaning of
life search for it,
but to do that you will need to refuse
every carnal wish,
attachment and feeling. become the grass,
the fern. go live in the temple become a
hermit,
rip all of the ties that join you with
worldly troubles
and passions, and then possibly
you will be able to go back to the
beginning..."
"but what all of this is for? is the search
worth it?"
"ask yourself this question and if the
answer will be negative,
remain the person between the people."
the teacher turned his eyes towards the
lotus again and finished
"and about the meaning of life you will
always be able to talk with friends
while sitting in the shade of your home
terrace, listening to the cheerful laugher
of children
and drinking green aroma tea that your
loving wife
brings you...
that's it for today,
and for those ones of you who are
thinking about the meaning of life
whether it's out of a religious,
spiritual,
philosophical or any other perspective,
I would be really interested in your
opinion concerning that story.
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otherwise, I wish you an awesome day,
and see you in the next video.
My name is Till and this is
Till Talk.
