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The Great Flow

Publish Date：2010-12-27

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A man was greatly bothered about the meaning of life. He approached a wise man for guidance. The wise man took him to a stream and filled a pitcher with stream water.

Wise man: (Pointing to the stream) What is that?

He answered: A stream.

Wise man: (Pointing to the pitcher) What is this?

He answered: A pitcherful of stream water.

Wise man: Why don't you call it a stream?

He answered: The water doesn't flow in the pitcher. So it's not a stream.

Wise man: How can it be a stream?

He answered: When you let go of it.

As the man made the gesture of letting go, he understood what the wise man was driving at. Life is like a flowing stream and the meaning of life is only a pitcherful of water.

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