Thousand pass, thousand to come.
Aikia: The story goes like this,
There was a monk who grew tired of the training. He wanted to leave, and go back to his home, yet he worried this might be his last chance for salvation, and he will never be release from the life and dead cycle if he leave now. The monk decided to ask Buddha.
The next day, the monk visited Buddha and asked “Great master, can you tell me how many Buddha are to come to this world?”
Buddha said “There will be many, like water in the ocean.”
The monk was relief, he thought to himself “With these many Buddha to come, I can even wait to the next life.” The monk decided he would leave this place, and leave the training.
However, out of curiosity the monk asked “Great master, can you also tell me how many Buddha had come to this world?”
Buddha said “Many! Like sand in the desert.”
The Monk suddenly figured it out.
He not only stayed, he trained even harder and eventually became a master.
Celes: One shall not expect for the future, when one can not hold the current, isn’t it?
Aikia: You can start by the dishes.
