Subject: Love and
Marriage
Do take some time to read this. I think it's quite true. Hope we
won't
be like this.
Is that the right attitude?? Or is this what we're all guilty
of?
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One day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is love? How can I find
it?"
His teacher answered, "There is a vast wheat field in front.
Walk
forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find
the most
magnificent stalk, then you have found love."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty
hands,
having picked nothing.
His teacher asked, "Why did you not pick any stalk?"
Plato answered, "Because I could only pick once, and yet I could
not
turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know
if
there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it.
As I walked futher, the stalks that I saw were not as good as
the
earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end. His teacher then
said, "And
that is love."
On another day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is marriage? How can
I
find it?"
His teacher answered, "There is a thriving forest in front.
Walk
forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you
find the
tallest tree, then you have found marriage." Plato walked forward,
and
before
long, he returned with a tree. The tree was not thriving, and it
was not
tall either. It was only an ordinary tree.
His teacher asked, "Why did you chop down such an ordinary
tree?"
Plato answered, "Because of my previous experience. I walked
halfway
through the forest, but returned with empty hands. This time, I
saw
this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down
and
brought it back.
"I did not want to miss the opportunity."
His teacher then said, "And that is marriage."
