Here's a powerful simile, thus i heard.
Five children were playing the wishing game. "If you are granted
a
wish, what will you want?"
In this game, the first child said, "If I have a wish, I'll wish
for
an ice-cream." Because it quite a sunny, hot day.
The second child said, "I'll wish for an ice-cream factory."
Because,
if there's an ice-cream factory, you can have all the ice cream
you
one when you want it.
The third child did even better, he said, "If I have a wish,
I'll
wish for a billion dollars." Because with a billion dollars, you
can
buy all type of factories.
The fourth child is smarter, he said, "If I have a wish, I'll
wish
for 3 wishes. In my first wish, I can wish for an ice-cream
factory,
and for my second wish, I can wish for a billion dollars, and for
the
third wish, I can wish back my 3 wishes." Because with
endless
wishes, you can get what you want again and again.
The fifth child bet all the four children. His wish was more
profound
and brought more happiness. He said, "If I have a wish, I wish
I
don't need any more wishes ever again, end of wishing."
Because
without wishes, one let go, that is contentment and freedom,
freedom
of desire. If one still needs wishes, one is not happy with
the
present situation. Worldly beings would rather choose to be the
forth
child, but the fifth child IS the Buddha.
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Amituofo!
