| A woman gets cheated by her husband. Devastated, she doesn't know how to continue to live her life. She hears that there's a very wise monk who lives up in a mountain, and decides to go there to consult him. After few days of traveling, walking, climbing, she reaches the top and meets the wise monk. "I have spent my whole life with him, my youth was dedicated to support him, take care of him. And now he has left me for a young woman. My life is stolen, and I'm left with nothing. I don't know what to do." The monk gives her a cookie and asks her to eat it. After she finishes eating, he asks, "Was the cookie delicious?" "Yes," she answers. "Do you want another one?" "Sure, please." The monk looks her in the eye and says, "Do you see the problem now?" The woman thinks for a while, and then slowly speaks, "I guess human nature is greedy. You got one, then you want more, maybe a new one, bigger one. It's never enough. And nothing lasts forever, everything is impermanence. We should be aware and not disappointed by that." The monk shakes his head, "No, I mean you are too fat, you should eat less." |