Gratefulness and Sense of Gratitude 感恩、報恩

Gratefulness and Sense of Gratitude

感恩、報恩

In ancient India, a minister accompanied the emperor to hunt in the mountains. Accidentally, the emperor's hand was cut by a tree branch and bled a lot. The emperor was very angry, and the minister persuaded: “My lord, it may not be a bad thing to be hurt and bleed.”  When the emperor heard this, he was furious, and sent the minister away. At this moment, a tribe of barbarian saw the emperor, so they caught him as a sacrifice. Just as the barbarians were about to cut the emperor’s stomach, they saw the emperor's bleeding hand and felt that the sacrifice was imperfect, so they let the emperor go. After returning to the palace, the emperor told the minister about his experience and apologized to his minister: “I just scolded you away. You won’t be annoyed with me, do you? ” The minister replied: “Not only do I not hate you, I am grateful to you. If you hadn't sent me away, I would have been caught as a sacrifice to worship their deities!”

在遠古的印度,一位大臣陪同皇帝上山狩獵。一不小心,皇帝的手被道旁樹枝劃破了,流了很多血。皇帝很生氣,大臣勸說道:[大王啊,破皮流血不定是壞事。]皇帝一聽,火冒三丈,一怒之下,把這位大臣趕走了。正在這時,一群野人看到了相貌堂堂的皇帝,於是把他抓來當祭品。正要開腸破肚之時,野人忽然看到皇帝流血的手,覺得這件祭品不完美,於是把皇帝放走了。回宮後,皇帝述說了離奇的經歷給大臣聽,還抱歉道:[我剛才把你罵走了,你不會記恨吧?]大臣回答道:[我不但不恨你,更要感激你。若不是你把我趕走,我早被抓去祭神了!]

Those who have succeeded are those who have overcome all difficulties.  “How can one smells the scent of the plum blossom without experiencing the icy cold frost ?  ” Adversity in life is our best teacher, if we can be grateful for adversity, we will be able to learn from sufferings and obtain complete liberation. Therefore, we should be grateful to those who hurt us and those who do not understand us.  It is because of these people and circumstances that we become more courageous, open-minded, with greater embracing capabilities.

有所成就之人,無一不是歷盡天下難處之人與難做之事,始有一番作為。[不經一番寒徹骨,怎得梅花撲鼻香。]人生的困境是我們最好的老師,若能對逆境存有一份感恩之心,必能在苦難中學到寳貴的人生經驗,獲得圓滿的解脱智慧。所以,應該感恩傷害我們以及不理解我們的人,正是因為有了這些人和事,才讓我們磨練出激昂的鬥志,鍛鍊出豁達的性格,以及包容的氣度。