Once upon a time, there was a wise Zen master. Many people would come
and ask him for enlightenment in the ways of Zen. One day, a general
came to visit this Zen master. He said arrogantly and proudly to the
master, “After fighting so many battles successfully, I really tired of
it. So how can you enlighten my mind?” He began to laugh loudly while
waiting for the master to reply.
The
master slowly raised the teapot and began pouring tea into a cup. It
was slowly filled up and the tea started to overflow onto the table. The
general stopped his laugher as the tea began to drip onto his clothing.
The general shouted, “Stop that, can’t you see it is full?”
The
master stopped the pouring and smiled at the general, “You are like this
cup of tea. It is full and cannot be filled up anymore. Come back to me
when it is empty.”
The morale of this story is one must clear his or her opinions before learning new thing.
For
those who want to achieve financial freedom, please remember to keep
your mind open for any opportunities. Search for opportunities rather
than waiting for the opportunities to come to you. And one more thing,
"Less educated" sometime can be a good thing too.
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