Buddhist Story: Philosophy of the World: The Most Fundamental Reason

There is a happy farmer who can't wait to say hello to the new day every morning: Good morning, God! His neighbor, a middle-aged peasant woman with a lot of worries, gave him a greeting every morning: Good morning, God?

These two people seem to be an opposite world, one is always happy, the other is always sad; one is optimistic and confident, the other is pessimistic and suspicious; the other is always discovering opportunities, and the other is always looking for problems

On another sunny morning, he shouted to his neighbor happily: What a bright sky! Have you ever seen such a magnificent sunrise?

Yes, the sky is indeed clear.She responded, but it also brought heat, and I was really worried that it would burn the crops.

After the morning shower, he commented: This is really a timely rain. You can drink the crops happily today!

I hope God can stop when he sees it is better, and don’t just finish it all at once. In that case, the crops will not be able to bear it.The peasant woman said worriedly.

Even so, you don’t have to worry so much. Don’t forget that we all participated in flood insurance.The farmer comforted the peasant woman and said.

In order to make the worried neighbor happy, the farmer went through hard work to get a beautiful dog.This is not an ordinary dog, but a well-trained and expensive German dog. It has many amazing skills.The farmer firmly believed that this unusual dog would surely surprise his neighbor's face.

On this day, the farmer specially invited his neighbor to watch the wonderful performance of the German dog.

Take the wooden stick back for me! The farmer threw a wooden stick into the lake and ordered loudly.After hearing the owner's order, the German dog immediately ran to the lake quickly and jumped into the lake without hesitation.It churned up and down in the lake, floated to the surface and sank to the bottom of the lake. Not long after, it returned to its owner with a wooden stick.The farmer stroked the German dog's head with appreciation and asked the farmer happily: How about it? Is this guy performing well?

The peasant woman covered her mouth with her hands and replied with a frown: I am almost heartbroken! I saw it churning up and down in the lake, and I was always worried that its water quality was not good enough, and I was afraid that it would drown in the lake!

In life, there are always some people who are happy and happy all day long, and their worries seem to never find their home; there are also others who are full of sorrow and brows every day, and their worries seem to have become regular customers in the family, one after another.

There are various practical reasons for happiness or sadness, but the most fundamental reason is only one: your mentality.

(Excerpted from "Sarcasm and Humor" )