No 1344 of Living Life Series 1
It is said thus. Power and money are fruits of life but family and friends are roots of life. We can manage without fruits but can never stand without roots. No matter what's going on in our life, even in the worst scenario, there are always some things to be thankful for - health, home, family, friends and food.
The the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 adds in 1979 thus. A tree must be rooted in life to tap on subterranean water and even in drought, the tree will be able to have a crown of luxuriant leaves and may even bear fruits.
He also echoes and emphasizes that we must have family and friends for fellowship. A single candle flame emits light. A bunch of candles together is that much better. Also among the group, there are those with skills which can be blessing to the rest.
He also refers to the need to chop off diseased branches to save the rest of the tree. We must not associate with the unwise and associate with the wise. This the Buddha tells us.
He explains that an orchard of fruit trees if attended to by gardeners will bear fruits. But if drought occurs, they will wither while the lone tree at foot of the hill will not and may even bear fruits as that tree is rooted in underground water even if it has no gardener to attend to it.
Followers of religion may be like that if they depend only on faith in a saint and not rooted in underground water of friends and family as well as the doctrine.
Power and money are fruits of life but family and friends are roots of life. We can manage without fruits but can never stand without roots. No matter what's going in our life, even in the worst scenario, there is always some things to be thankful for - health, home, family, friends and food. Doctrine is the food of the soul.
The the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 adds in 1979 thus. A tree must be rooted in life to tap on subterranean water and even in drought, the tree will be able to have a crown of luxuriant leaves and may even bear fruits.
He also echoes and emphasizes that we must have family and friends for fellowship. A single candle flame emits light. A bunch of candles together is that much better. Also among the group, there are those with skills which can be blessing to the rest.
He also refers to the need to chop off diseased branches to save the rest of the tree. We must not associate with the unwise and associate with the wise. This the Buddha tells us.
He explains that an orchard of fruit trees if attended to by gardeners will bear fruits. But if drought occurs, they will wither while the lone tree at foot of the hill will not and may even bear fruits as that tree is rooted in underground water even if it has no gardener to attend to it.
Followers of religion may be like that if they depend only on faith in a saint and not rooted in underground water of friends and family as well as the doctrine.
Power and money are fruits of life but family and friends are roots of life. We can manage without fruits but can never stand without roots. No matter what's going in our life, even in the worst scenario, there is always some things to be thankful for - health, home, family, friends and food. Doctrine is the food of the soul.
