Disciple: “Master, please, teach me wisdom.”
Master: “Take very good care of her.” (handed over a seed of plant)

(A year passed)

Master: “How is the seed?”
Disciple: “She grows well. I raise her as if she is my own daughter. I love her so much.”
Master: “Good. Now, plant her somewhere she can grow by herself, and never see her again. Let her go.”

~


6 Responses


Rizal,

Very profound. Everytime we get comfortable in wisdom, it uproots us so we can be planted somehere else.In order to keep growing, we HAVE to replant.

-- Alexys Fairfiedl, February 2, 2010

Ha! That’s an insight I haven’t thought myself :D thanks for your generous sharing, Alexys :)

-- Rizal Affif, February 2, 2010

I burned the tree :D

-- Ta-Wan, February 2, 2010

This is something that is not easy to do…all of us need to be reminded to let go every once in a while..:) Thanks for posting this.

-- MyoChi, February 2, 2010

I agree with all of the above. Good reminder to remain non-attached, especially to those we have cared for.

-- shinzen, February 2, 2010

@ Ta-Wan: Poor tree :D

@ MyoChi & Shinzen: Yes, easier to say than to do, but it’s the ultimate lesson we need to master. Thanks, Folks :D

-- Rizal Affif, February 3, 2010

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