The problem is human always treat their wants as needs. The soul needs to relax and calm down, but the physical body wants more satisfaction. hence why are we living such a hectic life when it is a need to lead a relaxing and stress-free life? This is because of the physical body's wants and desires.
Therefore don't pin your wants as needs on to your children or family members. Never use your wants to create unwanted burdens on others.
In life. you have to know how to give and take. Take a timeout and wait for your soul to catch up with you, don't let your soul go missing in your lifelong journey. Being flexible is truly being strong; useless is truly useful.
Wind is shapeless and intangible; it has the ability to uproot huge trees but is unable to falter weeds.
Water nourishes the earth without expecting any returns, it runs underground without the need of being above all and it avoids obstacles by taking another route and its shape changes according to the container where it is being placed as it is shapeless. However, water also has the ability to pierce a stone and when water droplets converge into the sea its power is undefeatable as the heat couldn't dry the sea and the endless amount of water couldn't fill up the sea. This is truly being flexible and yet being truly strong. Hence, if you can keep a silent composure and be humble and flexible, you wouldn't be the talk of the town.
Being low profile doesn't bring any disadvantage as it only lessen the likeliness f others to be jealous about what you have and thus avoiding harm fro others.
Zen has been living in a town for several years. One day he popped the idea of moving to another place to Manny, he said, 'We have to prepare to move.' Manny replied, 'Why?' What's wrong? We have been staying here all these while and things are good, isn't it? People come here especially to personally witness your great ability!' Zen refuted, 'That's the reason why! I'm getting too much attention and I need to be extremely careful in every single thing I do these days, so let's leave before I get too well-known as I'm afraid that people might defame me.'
Once you become famous, you will lose your privacy. Have a look at those public figures of celebrities! They don't even possess the privacy to have a nice meal in a restaurant.
One wants to be known when they're not known, after they're known they come to realise that they're restricted to do everything they wish because all eyes are on them. When that moment comes, you would realise how great it is to lead an ordinary life.
Once there's a cypress forest with many tall and straight trees, all these 'elite' trees like to make fun of this one nameless tree because it is crooked and scarred. One day, the timber company bought over the piece of cypress forest for logging purpose, all of the 'elite' cypress trees were chopped down except the nameless crooked tree as it was able to secure its life with its unappealing appearance.
A house is being utilized and occupied for its vacant space rather than the material (wall) that built the house; a glass cup is utilized for its vacant space that has the ability to hold water rather than the glass itself. Hence if you remove the vacant spaces which are something useless, then those useful things (wall or glass itself) would also become useless.
Positioning it at the right place, the useless would become useful.
If you were to place an indigenous man in where we are living now, he would be useless, however if he is given the chance to work as a guide or a member of the rescue team in the forest, things would be different. If you were to place a law professor in the forest, he wouldn't be able to survive all alone in the wild, however if he is placed in the court, he would have the chance to unleash his abilities and become a brilliant lawyer or judge.
One day the Eyebrow, Eyes, Nose and Mouth are having a conversation. Eye said: 'I'm the most important because without me you guys wouldn't be able to see a thing.' Next, Nose refuted: 'I'm also equally important because without me you guys wouldn't be able to breathe.' Mouth hurriedly rebutted their claims: 'Without me, you guys can't even eat a single thing and would have been starved to death.' Eyebrow didn't utter a single word because it felt useless and worthless.
At this moment, Eye provokes Eyebrow and said: 'Have a look at you! you are such a useless trash! How on earth can you be placed above me?' After listening, Eyebrow quickly shifted below the Eye but something just doesn't seem right. Thus Nose took advantage and said: 'I'm still much more important than you, I think you should shift below me.' Upon listening Eyebrow shifted below as requested by Nose, however things just seem odd. At that moment, Mouth said: 'You're useless, things might look better if you're below me.' Eyebrow shifted below the Mouth but things look more peculiar than it is, eventually everyone decided to let Eyebrow to return to its original spot. Eyebrow might look useless at first glance but it actually functions as a shelter for the eyes, it blocks sweat and rain from irritating the eyes. Besides, it is also one of the most significant facial characteristic of human, if the eyebrow is absent, a man wouldn't look like a man anymore.
Decomposed leaves and birds' faeces seem useless but they made up fertile soil which provides nutrients for trees and plans to absorb. Trees produce the oxygen that we essentially need, they also provide wood to make houses and furniture and they provide us shelter during sunny days. A murky pond is able to nurture the beautiful pristine water lily. Hence nothing is useless as long as you are placed at the right place. If you feel useless or if someone regards you as something useless, don't be discouraged, you're just not placed in the right place.
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