The donkey kneels down

 

The donkey kneels down

 

Agudemba led the donkey Mahu to the market. The market was very lively. But one place was particularly lively. It turned out that a big gray donkey was kneeling on the ground on its front legs, with tears streaming from the corners of its eyes.

The donkey owner was shouting loudly to sell the donkey at a low price.

It turned out that the donkey owner took the big gray donkey to the market early in the morning to sell pottery vessels. The big gray donkey was carrying a batch of pottery pots. Unexpectedly, after arriving at the market, the big gray donkey shuddered and the earthenware it carried fell to the ground and broke into pieces. The donkey owner was so angry that he lay on the ground and cried loudly.

When someone saw this, they cursed the big gray donkey: "This stupid donkey is so abominable. He actually took the bricklayer to make pottery for a year, and it broke all the pottery in one fell swoop."

Some people say: This donkey is so stupid. This stupid donkey broke an earthen vessel. But if you give this stupid donkey a hundred years, it will not be able to make an earthen vessel.

Someone said to the donkey owner: You have been supporting this stupid donkey, and it has not repaid you at all, and it has ruined your business. What is the use of keeping it?

The donkey had been raised by its owner for many years, but it unexpectedly brought destruction and losses to the owner. The big gray donkey was condemned by onlookers. Someone suggested that the donkey should get its comeuppance by selling it to a slaughterhouse.

The big gray donkey seemed to understand what the onlookers were saying. He knelt down to his owner and shed tears. Apparently, he didn't want to die.

The donkey Mahu walked up to the big gray donkey and they communicated with their eyes. Then, the donkey Mahu said to Agudumba: Please show mercy and buy this big gray donkey. I will become its good friend.

Agudemba bought the big gray donkey at a low price.

Agudemba left the market with his donkey Mahu and the big gray donkey.

Agudengba said to the big gray donkey: You made a mistake and smashed the master's pottery, but you can't be treated with killing. I know you have done a lot of work for the master. Killing the donkey is not an act of mercy. . I have adopted you now, and you have moved from death to liberation. But there are only two words for true liberation, and that is "giving up". I hope you and all sentient beings can understand what "giving up" means.

Agudengba sang a song called "Song of Giving Up":

 

willing to give up, reluctant to give up,

The world is composed of Yin and Yang,

All things are alive in the world,

It's a process of giving up and giving up.

 

All those who can achieve success,

In fact, it means knowing how to be willing.

The snake will grow up after it has finished shedding its skin.

People mature through experience.

 

Giving up and gaining are like water and fire,

The yin and yang of heaven and earth are mutually reinforcing and restraining each other.

The unity of opposites complements each other,

Contains ancient dialectics.

 

If you give up small, you will get a small reward, but if you give up big, you will get a big reward.

Those who are willing to give up have nothing to gain.

If you can be content with everything in the world, your heart will always be at ease.

There is no one in the world who seeks anything but high quality.

 

Abandon all utilitarianism and impetuosity,

Don’t seek and be fettered by external things,

If you have no desire, let the floating clouds cover your eyes.

You can achieve transcendent freedom.

Do things with high standards and be a low-key person.

Only by putting aside the gains and losses of honor and disgrace,

Abandon the shackles of fame, wealth and selfish desires,

Only then can you be open-minded and make a difference.