二一二 逆 境
「磨难能促人成长，甚至开悟。」大师道。
他作了如下解说：
有只鸟儿每天栖息在荒原中的一株枯树上。一天，一阵狂风刮倒这株枯树，可怜的鸟儿只能飞到百里之外，另觅栖身之处－－终于牠来到了一座森林，林中结满了累累果实。
大师做了简要的结论：「这棵枯树存在一天，这只鸟儿就不肯放弃牠栖身之处而高飞远翔。」
TRIBULATION
“Calamities can bring growth and enlightenment.” said the Master.
And he explained it thus:
Each day a bird would shelter in the withered branches of a tree that stood in the
middle of a vast deserted plain. One day a whirlwind uprooted the tree forcing the poor
bird to fly a hundred miles in search of shelter — till it finally came to a forest of fruit-
laden trees.