佛教的故事:The Happy Monk
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="Monk">Monk</span></p><p> <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>， <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="man">man</span>.<span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="older">older</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oldage">oldage</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="alike">alike</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="hegave">hegave</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="position">position</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="theforest">theforest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="monk">monk</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="meditationand">meditationand</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="freed">freed</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="fromunwholesome">fromunwholesome</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="contented">contented</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>.<span word="His">His</span> <span word="peacefulness">peacefulness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friendliness">friendliness</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> 500<span word="followers">followers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>， <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>， <span word="most">most</span> <span word="monks">monks</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="lookedpretty">lookedpretty</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="monk">monk</span> <span word="who">who</span>， <span word="even">even</span> <span word="thoughhe">thoughhe</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="dignified">dignified</span>， <span word="always">always</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>.<span word="No">No</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="glimmer">glimmer</span> <span word="ofinner">ofinner</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="thebroadest">thebroadest</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warmest">warmest</span> <span word="laughter">laughter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p> <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="monks">monks</span>， <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="others">others</span>， <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="himwhy">himwhy</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smile">smile</span>. <span word="Hechuckled">Hechuckled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>，<span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="you">you</span>， <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="me">me</span>!<span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>， <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dishonorto">dishonorto</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="masterf">masterf</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="ofthe">ofthe</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wiped">wiped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span>. <span word="Hemade">Hemade</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="happiest">happiest</span> <span word="monk">monk</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="year">year</span>， <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="season">season</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="monk">monk</span> <span word="andhis">andhis</span> 500 <span word="followers">followers</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="permittedthem">permittedthem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="springtime">springtime</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="man">man</span>， <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="hisresponsibilities">hisresponsibilities</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ruler">ruler</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="thepeople">thepeople</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="andwelfare">andwelfare</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="kings">kings</span>，<span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unfriendly">unfriendly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threatening">threatening</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="oftenhad">oftenhad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="ofstate">ofstate</span>.</p>
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