A long time ago, there lived an old monk and a young monk in a big mountain. One day, a middle-aged beggar came to the temple. One of his arms had been cut off, leaving him with only one arm. The old monk said to the beggar: "You move a large stone in front of this temple to the

A long time ago, there lived an old monk and a young monk in a big mountain.

One day, a middle-aged beggar came to the temple. One of his arms had been cut off, leaving him with only one arm.

The old monk said to the beggar: "You move a large stone in front of this temple to the backyard, and I will give you a few taels of silver."

The uncle beggar said: "If you don't want to give alms, forget it. Why make fun of me? "You want me to make a fool of myself?"

The old monk smiled slightly and did not answer. Instead, he walked to the stone mountain, grabbed a stone with one arm, and walked towards the back of the temple.

Returning from the back of the temple, the old monk said to the beggar: "I can move this stone to the back of the temple with one arm. I think you can too!"

When the beggar heard this, he raised it with one arm. In half a day, the beggar moved large blocks of stones from the temple entrance to the backyard.

The old monk handed over a large sum of money to the beggar in accordance with the previous agreement.

The beggar saw this large sum of money and was surprised and said: "Master, have you given too much?"

The old monk said: "This is what you deserve, just accept it."

Beggar The uncle happily accepted the money and thanked him repeatedly.

Not long after, a young beggar came to the door of the temple.

The old monk looked at the beggar and found that his hands and feet were very good and very strong.

So, he said to the beggar: "You move a large stone at the back of the temple to the front of the temple, and I will pay you a large sum of money."

The beggar boy walked into the temple and saw the rocks on the ground. , shook his head at the old man and waved his hand, "This thing is smelly and tiring, I don't want to do it!"

The little novice monk was very surprised when he saw this scene, He asked in confusion: "Master, just now you asked people to move this large stone from the front of the temple to the backyard. Now you have people move it from the backyard to the front yard. Is there any difference between the stones here and the backyard?"

"This large stone has the same meaning when placed in front of the temple or in the backyard. But these two beggars have a different mentality."

The little novice monk touched his head and looked confused. look.

"This one-armed middle-aged man not only made a fortune by carrying stones, but also built up his confidence. A healthy young man who is lazy and unwilling to work will not make money."

The little novice monk suddenly understood and nodded.

A few years later, a group of wealthy people wearing brocade robes came to the temple and donated money to the temple, saying that they wanted to repay his great kindness.

The two people, an old man and a young man, looked at each other and saw that the leader was the beggar who was missing an arm. Now he had a wife and wealth.

While they were talking, a beggar wearing tattered clothes came to the temple. At first glance, it was this beggar with healthy hands and feet. He had not eaten yet and was still penniless.

The old monk said to the young monk: "You must be sure that no one is born rich or poor, and your own destiny is always determined by yourself!