Last updated on October 9, 2021 by Roger Kaufman
The meaning of life - Chinese parable - Chinese wisdom
Once upon a time there was a somewhat old, withered tree that stood in a forest in the highlands. It was snowing and freezing cold.
One day a bird flew towards him from far away. The bird was tired and hungry as it rested on the shoulders of the old Trees settled down to rest there.
“My friend, have you come from far away?” the old tree asked the bird.
“Yes, I have come from very far away, I am passing through and would like to rest a little,” answered the bird.
“Is it nice where you come from?” the old tree wanted to know.
“Yes, it’s beautiful there. There are flowers, grasses, streams and lakes. There are also many friends there - fish, rabbits, squirrels and we live very much glücklich each other. It’s also very warm there, not as cold as here.”
“Oh, I see you are very happy! It's not warm here - the weather is often very cold. I have never left this place, nor do I have any friends, my live “It’s very backwoods,” sighed the old tree.
“Oh, you unfortunate one! How lonely yours must be live and the little bit of warmth you know is far too little,” the little bird sighed emotionally.
Just then, some people were walking through the forest, cold and tired.
“If only we had a little fire we could roast something and be comfortable,” one of them said.
Suddenly they discovered the old, withered one Tree.
They enthusiastically went to the old tree.
When the little bird saw the axes in their hands, it quickly flew to another tree.
Some of them raised their axes and felled the tree.
Then they chopped it up into firewood.
Shortly afterwards they had despite ice and Snow a blazing fire is lit. People sat around the fire and enjoyed the warmth. Now that they were no longer cold, they all smiled contentedly.
“What a pitiful one alter Tree!” the little bird called loudly. “Before, you were so lonely, living alone in this icy world”!
Amidst the flames the old tree smiled:
“My friend, don’t feel sorry for me. No matter how lonely I have been in the past, at least some living beings in this world are warm because of me.”
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Chinese parable: good luck or bad luck?
Once upon a time there lived an old wise man China, who had a horse and a son.
One day the horse wandered away and was lost.
When the neighbors found out about this, they went to the old wise man and told him that they were sorry to hear about his bad luck.
“How do you know it’s bad luck?” he asks.
Soon the horse returned, bringing with it many wild horses.
When the neighbors found out about this, they went to the old wise man again and this time congratulated him on his good fortune.
“How do you know it’s good luck?” he asks.
Since the son now had so many horses, he started riding, and so he fell off a horse and broke his leg.
The neighbors went to the old one again wise man and this time expressed sadness his bad luck.
“How do you know it’s bad luck?” he asked.
Soon after, a war broke out and the old man's son did not have to go to war because of the injury. Chinese parable: a lot Good luck or bad luck?
Chinese parable – reading – by Hermann Hesse
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