Once upon a time, there lived a wise old man. One morning, there came a young man who was troubled by many problems. The steps are sluggish and the face is intricate. That guest, truly looks like an unhappy person. Without wasting time, the man told all his problems. The wise old man, just listening carefully. He then took a handful of salt, and asked his guest to take a glass of water. She sprinkled the salt into the glass, then stirred it slowly. "Try this, drink it, and tell me how it feels ..", said the old man.
"Salty ... very salty", replied the guest, spitting sideways.
The old man, a little smile. He, then invites his guests, to walk to the edge of the lake in the forest near where he lived. The two men walked side by side, and finally they came to the edge of the calm lake. The old man, then again sprinkled a handful of salt, into the lake. With a piece of wood, he made waves poking around and creating water ripples, disturbing the serenity of the lake.
"Take water from the lake and drink it." When the guest finished drinking the water, the old man said again, "How does it feel?".
"Fresh.", The visitor said.
"Do you feel the salt in the water?", Asked Old Man again.
"No," replied the young man.
Wisely, the old man patted the young man's back. He then invited him to sit face to face, kneeling beside the lake.
"Young people, listen, bitter life, are like a handful of salt, nothing more and nothing less.The amount and bitter taste are the same, and it will remain the same, but the bitterness we feel will depend on the container we have. The bitterness, based on the feeling in which we put everything, will depend on our hearts, so when you feel bitterness and failure in life, there is only one thing you can do.Let your chest take it all in. Expand your heart to accommodate each the bitterness. "
The old man then gave his advice again. "Your heart is that container, your feeling is that place, your heart is the place where you accommodate everything, so do not make your heart like a glass, make a lake that can dampen every bitterness and turn it into freshness and happiness."
Both then went home. They both learned that day. And the old man, the wise man, again kept "a handful of salt", for another young man, who often came to him bringing the unrest of the soul
