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过犹不及

一九三 过犹不及

一位充满狂热的弟子一心想去教导别人「真理」,前来征求大师的意见。大师只说:「等一等。」

每年这位弟子都提出同样的请求,而每年大师的答复都是:「等一等。」

有一天,他终于忍不住质问大师:「究竟要等到什么时候我才够格去教导别人?」

大师说:「当你一心想为人师的狂热消退以后。」

AGGRESSION

A zealous disciple expressed a desire to teach others the Truth and asked the Master
what he thought about this. The Master said, “Wait.”

Each year the disciple would return with the same request and each time the Master
would give him the same reply: “Wait.”

One day he said to the Master, “When will I be ready to teach?’

Said the Master, “When your excessive eagerness to teach has left you.”