A story about a blind man lighting a lamp.

A story about a blind man lighting a lamp.

In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a monk named Rong Shi who worked at sunrise and stopped at sunset every day. When I go back to the temple at night, I have to go through a dark alley without lights, and because the alley is very narrow, people who walk right against the face often bump into each other. Rong Shi also had these experiences. Sometimes in a hurry, two people will collide and get hurt.

One night, Rongshi passed by this alley again and saw a man carrying a lantern not far ahead, just about to cross this alley. With this lamp, the dark alley suddenly brightened up a lot. Rong Shi followed the man and planned to cross the alley safely by the light of the lantern in front. At this moment, Rong Shi heard a passerby say, "The blind man in the next village is really a freak. He can't see clearly. He must come out with a lantern every night. "

This sentence aroused the monk Rong Shi's curiosity about the blind man in front. Rong Shi hurried forward, caught up with the blind man in a few steps, folded his hands and asked, "Excuse me, benefactor, are you really blind?"

The blind man replied, "I was born without seeing any light." I was born blind. "

Rong Shi looked the blind man in the eye and asked, "In that case, it makes no difference to you whether it is day or night. Why do you have to bring a lamp when you go out every night? "

The blind man smiled and said, "At night, it is dark everywhere. It doesn't matter to me, but for others, it will become as invisible as me, so I don't want others to see anything like me. "

Rong Shi folded his hands and made a salute to the blind man, saying, "Amitabha, the benefactor is really compassionate."

The blind man shook his head and replied, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." I did it for my own safety. Have you ever collided head-on with someone when crossing this alley? "

Rong Shi replied, "Yes."

The blind man said, "I'm carrying this lantern to light the way for others to see me, so that I won't be hit when I walk at night."

Rong Shi sighed and said: "I read Buddha every day, but I didn't expect to be with me today!" "pictures