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       Three Men Crossing a Bridge
   DIR By: Chen
       Date: January 26, 2021, 9:07 am
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       Three men came across a chain bridge over a steep valley. Of
       them, one was blind, one was deaf, and the other had good sight
       and hearing. They all had the same intention of crossing the
       bridge. They were high up in the air and grasped the iron chain
       as they crossed. In the end, the blind person and the deaf
       person crossed the bridge successfully, but the other man fell
       off the bridge.
       Was the man without a disability not as capable as the two
       others? He was actually so smart that he overestimated himself.
       The blind man said, “Because I couldn’t see, I didn’t know how
       high the bridge was and the associated dangers. Therefore, I
       took calm and slow steps and eventually got to the other side.”
       The deaf person said: “Because I couldn’t hear the roaring river
       and waves crashing beneath me, I was less frightened.”
       This is the same for Buddhist practitioners. We should neither
       be hesitant, nor should we overestimate our own abilities,
       thinking we know everything. That is why a person who seems to
       know everything becomes schizophrenic. That’s why the more we
       know, the more worries we have.
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