Inspirational Coming-of-Age Stories That Make You Feel

Inspirational Growth Stories for People to Realize

Stories of Realization

01

The monk asked: Do you think it's better to have a grain of gold or a pile of mud?

The seeker replied, of course it's gold!

The monk laughed and said: what if you were a seed?

Insight:

There is no absolute good and bad in this world, what suits you is the best. The same goes for the way you age.

02

The Taoist master had a disciple who loved to complain. One day, the Taoist master put a handful of salt into a cup of water for the disciple to drink.

The disciple said, "The salt is bitter.

The Taoist priest sprinkled more salt into the lake and asked the disciple to taste the water again.

The disciple drank it and said: pure and sweet.

The Taoist priest said: the pain in life is salt, and its saltiness depends on the container that holds it.

Insight:

O man who always complains about the world, it is not that the world is too bad, it is that your mind is too small.

03

A young man asked a Taoist priest for advice, "Master, some people say that I am a genius, and some people call me a fool, according to your opinion?"

"How do you see yourself?" The Taoist priest asked rhetorically, and the youth looked puzzled.

"For example, a catty of rice is a burnt cake in the eyes of a baker, wine in the eyes of a wine merchant, and a life-saving meal in the eyes of a beggar. But the rice is still the same pound of rice." The youth was enlightened.

Insight:

The way you see yourself determines your value. Everyone has value, so don't always say you're "old and useless".

04

A donkey fell into a dry well, and when the people tried to save it without success, they decided to bury it.

The donkey brayed sadly, but when the mud fell, it was surprisingly quiet. It endeavored to shake the dirt off its back and trample them under its feet to ascend a little higher. In this way, it shook off the dirt and climbed higher and higher, and finally came out of the well in the crowd's amazement.

The realization:

The only person who can save you at the critical moment is yourself. The most important thing is that you can rely on yourself.

05

The God of Love and the evil spirits came to earth together.

In the spring, they traveled together in the garden. Eros said, "Ah! What a beautiful sight - a hundred flowers!" The evil spirit said, "What beauty, there are thorns under those flowers!"

In the summer they traveled together in the mountains. Eros said, "Look! What a wonderful landscape - green and lush!" The evil spirit said, "Wonderful what, there are worms in those trees!"

In the fall, they traveled the countryside together. The god of love said, "Look! What a joyous beauty - a golden world!" The evil spirit said, "What joy, that yellow means blight!"

In winter they traveled together in the desert. The god of love said, "Ha! What a clean `Earth - snow-covered!" The evil spirit said, "What is clean, under that snow is all sand!"

So God let Eros stay in heaven and sent the evil spirit to hell.

The realization:

Inside the heart of love, get is joy; Inside the hate, get only pain. Old friends, I wish you a heart full of love and a life full of joy!

06

On the first day, the white rabbit went fishing and caught nothing. The next day it went fishing again, and still the same. On the third day it had just arrived when a big fish jumped out of the river and shouted: if you ever use a carrot as bait again, I'll squash you!

The realization:

What you give is what you "want" to give, not what the other person wants, living in their own world of giving, not worth it. I'm not sure if you're going to be able to do this, but I'm sure you're going to be able to do it.

07

Someone asked the farmer: "planted the wheat?" Farmer: "No, I'm worried that it won't rain."

The man asked again, "Did you plant cotton?" Farmer: "No, I'm worried that bugs will eat the cotton."

The man asked again, "What did you plant?" Farmer: "Nothing, I want to be safe."

Insight:

Too much worry and too much thinking will lead to tied hands and achieve nothing. When you're old, you might as well let go of yourself and be bold.

08

Beggar: Can you give me a hundred dollars?

Passerby: I only have eighty dollars.

Beggar: Then you owe me twenty dollars.

Insight:

Some people always think that God owes him, and always think that God is not enough to give more, not good enough, greed has long replaced the heart of gratitude.

09

There was a team of gold miners walking in the desert, everyone was walking heavily and in pain, only one person walked happily.

The others asked, "Why are you so cozy?"

He smiled and said, "Because I carry the least."

The realization:

It turns out that happiness is very simple, have less on the line.

10

The old monk asked the young monk: "If one step forward is death, and one step back is death, what should you do?"

Without hesitation, the young monk said, "I go to the side."

Insight:

When encountering dilemmas, think differently, you may understand: there is a road next to the road. It is also true that when you are old, you will be happier when you learn to turn the corner.

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