Dear Shaolin Wahnam Family,
Thanks Matt Sijat for sharing these beautiful stories. I particularly love the "Maybe" and the "The businessman and the fisherman" ones.
For today's story I would like to share with you one that I heard long ago. I couldn't find it in Internet so I wrote it myself in English. Please forgive some language mistakes. :-)
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With Love, Care and Shaolin Salute,
Santi
Thanks Matt Sijat for sharing these beautiful stories. I particularly love the "Maybe" and the "The businessman and the fisherman" ones.
For today's story I would like to share with you one that I heard long ago. I couldn't find it in Internet so I wrote it myself in English. Please forgive some language mistakes. :-)
One day, a young man was troubled by a problem because he could not make a decision. Then, he went to a wise man for advice.
The young man said to the wise man: "I have big trouble because I have to make a very important decision and I don't know what choice is best".
The wise man replied: "Oh, that problem of yours is very easy to solve. Do you have a coin?"
The young man answered with surprise: "Yes, I actually do have a coin. What is it for?"
Then the wise man replied: "Put one choice in heads and the other choice in tails. Then toss the coin into the air and whatever it lands, let that be your choice".
The young man was a some kind of outraged and said to the wise man: "How do you think that I am going to leave such an important decision to mere chance? I came to you for advise and then you tell me to leave it to chance?"
The wise man calmly replied: "Yes, just toss the coin and let chance decide. But make sure that when the coin lands on your hand you cover it with the other hand so you don't see if it landed heads or tails".
The young man finally agreed and flipped the coin into the air. As soon as the coin landed on his hand he covered it with the other hand so he couldn't see the outcome.
Then the young man impatiently asked: "Ok, so what's next?"
The wise man then calmly replied: "Young man, when the coin was in the air what side where you hoping for? That is your answer".
The young man said to the wise man: "I have big trouble because I have to make a very important decision and I don't know what choice is best".
The wise man replied: "Oh, that problem of yours is very easy to solve. Do you have a coin?"
The young man answered with surprise: "Yes, I actually do have a coin. What is it for?"
Then the wise man replied: "Put one choice in heads and the other choice in tails. Then toss the coin into the air and whatever it lands, let that be your choice".
The young man was a some kind of outraged and said to the wise man: "How do you think that I am going to leave such an important decision to mere chance? I came to you for advise and then you tell me to leave it to chance?"
The wise man calmly replied: "Yes, just toss the coin and let chance decide. But make sure that when the coin lands on your hand you cover it with the other hand so you don't see if it landed heads or tails".
The young man finally agreed and flipped the coin into the air. As soon as the coin landed on his hand he covered it with the other hand so he couldn't see the outcome.
Then the young man impatiently asked: "Ok, so what's next?"
The wise man then calmly replied: "Young man, when the coin was in the air what side where you hoping for? That is your answer".
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With Love, Care and Shaolin Salute,
Santi
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