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一个富人要一位禅师为他写几个字，希望这能在未来几年给他的家庭带来好运。这些字应该能表达家人对下一代的希望。这位禅师在一大张纸上写下： “父亲先死,儿子再死，孙子最后死。” 看到禅师写的字后，富人气急败坏地说：“我叫你写几个能给我的家庭带来幸福与繁荣的字。你为什么写这些不吉利的字?” 禅师回答道：“如果你的儿子死在你之前，那么这会给你的家庭带来难以承受的悲痛。如果你的孙子死在你儿子之前，那也会带来莫大的悲伤。假若你的家庭按我所写的顺序一代一代离开人世,这才是自然的生命延续。这才是真正的幸福与繁荣。” The Master s Words A rich man asked a Zen master to write something down that could encourage the prosperity of his family for years to come. It would be something that the family could cherish for generations. On a large piece of paper,the master wrote，“Father dies,son dies, grandson dies. ” The rich man became angry when he saw the master's work. “I asked you to write something down that could bring happiness and prosperity to my family. Why do you give me something depressing like this?” “If your son should die before you,”the master answered，“this would bring unbearable grief to your family. If your grandson should die before your son，this also would bring great sorrow. If your family，generation after generation，disappears in the order I have described, it will be the natural course of life. This is true happiness and prosperity. ” |
