為世界點燃一盞燈
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漆黑的夜晚，有個僧人走進一條小巷，他看見巷道深處有一團暈黃的燈光閃爍著，一位村民說：「瞎子過來了。」僧人驚奇的問：「那挑燈的人是瞎子嗎？」
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僧人百思不得其解：「瞎子挑燈豈不令人可笑嗎？」僧人便問盲人：「請問施主真的看不見嗎？」盲人回：「是的，打從娘胎我就雙眼失明。」
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僧人問：「既然您什麼也看不見，那為何挑燈呢？」盲人說：「我聽說黑夜裡沒有燈光，全世界的人都和我一樣看不見，所以我點燃了一盞燈。」
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僧人點點頭說：「原來您挑燈是為了給別人照明？」但盲人卻說：「不，我是為我自己！」「為您自己？」僧人愣了。盲人笑嘻嘻地說：「您剛剛從暗巷一路走來，難道都沒和他人碰撞過？」僧人說：「有啊！我剛還不小心被撞了一下！」
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盲人說：「雖然我什麼也看不見，但挑了這盞燈，既為別人照亮路，也讓別人看到了我。這樣，他們就不會因為看不見而碰撞到我了。」
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僧人聽了仰天長歎說：「這些年，我辛辛苦苦到處尋找真理，原來真理就像盲人手上的一盞燈，只要我點燃了它，即使我看不見它，它也會發出光芒，照耀前方，也幫助了別人。」
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在生活中，學習熱愛生命，並且珍惜一切，你就會感受到，對方回饋的溫暖與快樂！為了我們自己，也是為了我們所有人，點燃生命之燈吧！在朦朧夜色裡，尋找到平安和喜樂！
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＃禪學故事 ＃眼盲心不盲 ＃照亮自己也照亮他人 ＃自覺覺他rnrnLight a lamp for the world
In a dark night, a monk walked into an alley and notice a fuzzy yellow light at the end of the lane. A villager commented, “Here comes the blind man.” The monk asked, “The blind man carries a lamp?”
The monk could not understand as a blind man carrying a lamp was just too quirky. The monk asked the blind man, “Are you not able to see anything?” The blind man replied, “Yes, I was born a blind man.”
Monk asked, “Why are you carrying a lamp since you are not able to see anything?” The blind man replied, “I heard that there is no light at night and all the people in the world would be like me, unable to see; so I carry a lamp.”
Monk nodded his head and said, “So you are carrying a lamp to light up other people’s paths.” However the blind man said, “No, it is for myself!”. “For yourself?”, the monk was dumbfounded. The blind man laughed and said, “Did you collide with anyone just now when you came from the other end of the alley?” Monk replied, “Yes! I bumped into someone just now.”
Blind man said, “Even though I can’t see, by carrying a lamp, I light up the path for others and others in turn will be able to see me and avoid colliding with me.”
The monk laughed and said, “I have been searching for the Truth all these years and the Truth is akin to the lamp carried by the blind man. So long as I light the lamp and even though I cannot see, it will still radiate light and illuminate the paths in front for others”.
We need to learn to love our lives and cherish all things and circumstances. In this way, we will feel warmth and happiness! For the sake of ourselves and for the love of others, light up our lives now! In this way, we will be able to find peace and joy in the darkness.
#ZenStory, #BlindInTheEyesButNotInTheHeart, #LightUpYourselfAndOthersAtTheSameTime #EnlightenTheSelfAndOthers
