Turtle

"Imagine that the whole earth was covered with water, and a man was to throw a yoke with a hole in it into the water. Blown by the wind, that yoke would drift north, south, east and west. Now, suppose that once in hundred years a blind turtle would rise to the surface. What do you think? Would that turtle put his head through the hole in the yoke as he rose to the surface once in a hundred years?"

"It is unlikely Lord."

"Well, it is just as unlikely that one will be born as a human being; it is just unlikely that a Tathagata, a Noble One, a fully enlightened Buddha should arise in the world; and it is just as unlikely that the Dhamma and discipline of the Tathagata should be taught. But now you have been born as a human being, a Tathagata has arisen and the Dhamma has been taught. Therefore, strive to realize the Four Noble Truths."

Sunday, September 04, 2005

What you do not know, it's magic

Dopied this from a friend's blog... to think of how I used to believe that fortune tellers, or whoever who can tell me who I am, must have some psychic power to do that... the creator of all these would probably have... but later it became tools to "see" other people, and those unequipped with these tools think it's magic.... but... magic is such a mysterious thing... and sometimes just mystify things... making you believe in things you never thought could happen... kind of childish, but believing in magic adds more to life...

do I believe in magic? don't know... but I believe in miracles...

ttg
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3 comments:

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10:14 PM
Nee Sern said...

actually the quote should be "what you don't understand, is magic"

7:33 PM
turtlegurl said...

err... is there a difference? :p

8:45 PM

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