Friday, March 27, 2009 @ 12:01 AM
Once, there were an old monk and a young monk walking miles to another temple. They passed by a river and there was a maiden there. She asked the monks whether they can carry her across the river. The old monk agrees straightaway and carried the maiden across.
The young monk was very bothered by the actions of the old monk. He feels that 'nan nui shou shou bu qing'(my han yu ping ying correct?). Men should keep a distance from women. And he kept this in his heart for the next 5 hours till he could not hold it anymore.He asked the old monk:"I always thought that nan nui shou shou bu qing. Why did you carry the maiden across the river just now."
The old monk replied: " I only carried the maiden for 2 minutes, why are you carrying the maiden on your shoulders for 5 hours?"
The question is: Are you the young monk?