Salt in Lake

Once, there lived a wise old man.

One morning there came a young man who was troubled. Stride was unsteady and his face complicated. The visitor, it looks like people are unhappy.

The young man tells his troubles. A wise old man, just listen carefully. He then grabbed a handful of salt, and asked his guests to take a glass of water. He sowed salt into a glass, then stirred slowly. "Take, drink this, and tell me how it feels?", Said the old man. "Salty, salty at all," replied the guest, as he spat on the side. Old Man, a little smile. He then invited his guest, to walk to the edge of the lake in the woods near his residence.

The two men walked side by side, and finally they came to the edge of the lake is calm. The old man, then again sprinkled a handful of salt, into the natural lake. With a piece of wood, made ​​by churning waves and created a ripple of water, disturbing the peace of the lake. "Look, take the water of this lake, and drink." When the guests drank the water that's done, old man said again, "How does it feel?". "Fresh", replied his guest. 'Do you feel the salt in the water? ", Asked the old man again. 'No', replied the young man.

With the wise, old man patted the young man. He then sat facing him, kneeling beside the lake. "Young man, listen. The bitterness of life, is like a handful of salt, no more. The number and it is the same bitter taste and it will remain the same. "


"But, the bitterness we feel, will greatly depend on the container we have. Bitterness, it will be based from feeling where we put everything. It will all depend on our hearts. So, when you feel the bitterness and failure in life, there is only one thing you can do. Exert yourself to receive all the bitterness. "

The old man returned to give advice. "Your heart is the container. Your heart is where you hold everything. So, do not make your heart is like glass, make like a lake that can reduce any bitterness and turn it into a freshness and happiness. "