(continued from issue #767 P.3)

I will give an example which was originally told to me by Shimu. A dean of a mental hospital saw a patient passing by him with some worms in his hands. The dean asked, "What are you going to do with those worms?" The patient replied, "These worms want to eat leaves, so I am going to bring the worms to their food." The dean took a look and sure enough, the patient found some leaves for the worms. That was the first time. The second time, the patient with the worms passed by the dean again and the dean asked, "What is it this time?" The patient answered, "The worms want to eat bills. They want to eat money. I have to find some money to feed them." The dean was curious, so he looked at the patient again. The patient did indeed find some money to feed the worms. The dean found the incident quite odd. The third time, the dean saw the person with the worms again. The dean wondered, "What do the worms want to eat this time?" The patient uttered, "The worms have a great appetite. They want to eat diamonds." Immediately the dean stood up, "I am going with you this time" (laughter). If the patient found some diamonds to feed the worms, then the dean would definitely rob the diamonds from him. That is sheer greed. Everyone is greedy by nature, and the dean of the hospital is not an exception.

There is another story on the subject of greed. This kind of greed is a bit "yuck" (Grand Master spoke in English). There was once a boy who was very attached to his mother. Every night, he insisted on sleeping with his mother.

(to be continued)