Michaela wrote:
> http://www.endlesshumanpotential.com/buddhist-monk-story.html
>
> Two Buddhist Monks were on a journey, one was
> a senior monk, the other a junior. During their
> journey they approached a raging river and on
> the river bank stood a young lady. She was
> clearly concerned about how she would get to
> the other side of the river without drowning.
>
> The junior monk walked straight past her without
> giving it a thought and he crossed the river. The
> senior monk picked up the woman and carried her
> across the river. He placed her down, they parted
> ways with the woman and on they went with the
> journey.
>
> As the journey went on, the senior monk could see
> some concern on the junior monk's mind, he asked
> what was wrong. The junior monk replied, "how could
> you carry her like that? You know we can't touch
> women, it's against our way of life". The senior
> monk answered, "I left the woman at the river's
> edge a long way back, why are you still carrying her?"
>
> The moral of that buddhist monk story: The senior monk
> had broken rules but for good reason. Once the purpose
> was fulfilled he put her down and continued on. He never
> gave it a further thought. The junior monk however did
> not touch the woman but he had brought up the actions of
> the senior monk when it was an action of the past.
> Therefore the junior monk was carrying the burden of what
> the senior monk had done as emotional baggage.
>
> We have little use for the past except for the purpose of
> learning from our experiences, good and bad. Just like in
> the Buddhist monk story, we need to let go of any burden
> the past may place on us. It's happened, it's over, it
> cannot be changed, we can only move forward and create a
> compelling future.
>
> ~ ~ ~
>
> - Michaela
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"What we do in life echoes in eternity."
-Maximus Decimus Meridius
"GLADIATOR"
Erin
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