One day in a small village away from the hustle and bustle of the praises, there was an old man who lived alone there. a very sunny morning with thousands of birds singing, came a young man who wanted to visit the old man's folly, apparently the young man is being plagued with many problems. Seen from the storm The steps are very graceful and his face looks heartbreaking. The young man looked like a man who no longer had the spirit to live.
after arriving pawed by the old man and invited in and sitting, the young man wasted no time again, he immediately told all the problems that befall him. on the other hand Old Man just listened to what the young man told him carefully. a few minutes later the young man finished telling the restless anxious or upset that was in his heart. sir sir only smile and instantly stood into the kitchen of his old hut. seen from a distance the old man took a handful of salt and brought a glass of clean and clear water.
old man looks Sprinkle the salt into the glass then stir it slowly, instantly.
"Young man, try to drink this and tell me how it feels?" Said the old man while giving a glass of water he had sown a handful of salt "
"Bitter. Very bitter, "replied the young man.
Old Man looks smiling. then invited the young man to walk to the edge of the lake in a forest not far from his hut. Both of them were seen walking side by side and soon they arrived to the edge of the lake they wanted to go. instantly seen again, Old Man sprinkled a handful of salt but this time not into the water inside the glass but into the lake right in front of them. with a piece of wood the old man was seen poking around in the water and making little soft water ripples.
"Try now take water from this lake, and drink" say old man to the young man "
"well sir," the young man replied "
the young man was seen taking a little water from the lake and drinking it. Shortly after the young man finished drinking water from the lake, the old man asked again.
"How does it feel?".
"Fresh." Replied the young man "
"Do you still feel the thick saltiness to the bitter taste of the salt I sowed in the water of the lake, like the thick saltiness to the bitter water I gave before?"
asked the Old Man again.
"No, I do not feel it anymore sir," replied the young man.
The old man was seen patting the young man's back. Then the old man invited him to sit face-to-face while kneeling beside the lake.
"Young man, listen, bitter life, is 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. Bitterness, it will be based on the feeling of where we put things. It will all depend on our hearts. So when you feel bitterness in life, there is only one thing you can do. Let your chest receive everything. Breathe your heart to contain every bitterness. "
"Remember the youth, your heart is that container, your feelings are the offer, So do not make your heart like a glass, make your feelings like a lake that can muffle every bitterness and turn it into freshness and happiness until it gives a little smile.
