Why Do We Need To Be A Bigger Person

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The zen master just had a new student who’s having a hard time in life .
The master put two tablespoons of salt into a glass of water, then asked the student to taste.
The student had a sip and told him: that’s too salty, even bitter.

Then the master took the student to a lake, he put two tablespoons of salt into the lake and asked the student to taste the water, the student tasted it and told him: the water is so sweet, no difference with other spring water.

The master smiled and said: the salt is such like the pain and struggles in your life, so you want to have a small heart or big heart?

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