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欲振乏力

 

一七六 欲振乏力

當大師收納某些人為弟子而拒絕其他人時,弟子們始終不能明白他那幾近專橫的態度。

直到有一天,他們聽見大師說:「不要企圖教一隻豬唱歌,這不僅是浪費時間,還會激怒了那隻豬。」弟子們才若有所悟。

FRUSTRATION

The disciples could not understand the seemingly arbitrary manner in which some
people were accepted for discipleship and others were rejected.

They got a clue one day when they heard the Master say. “Don‘t attempt to teach a pig
to sing. It wastes your time. And irritates the pig-”