Poverty and humility
Once upon a time there was a prince who went out into the outside world, and saw him with a heavy heart and a sad face. He looked up at the sky www.biquge.info the sky was so blue, and he sighed: "How good it would be for a person to be in heaven!" Then he saw an old man with white hair walking towards him, looking very pitiful. He greeted the old man and asked, "How can I go to heaven?" The man replied, "Through poverty and humility!" Put on my rags, and wander the world for seven years, to taste poverty; Don't ask for money, and if you're hungry, ask someone with compassion something to fill your hunger, and you'll be close to heaven. ”
The prince immediately took off his luxurious coat, put on the clothes of a beggar, and stepped into the wide world, experiencing many hardships. He took nothing but a little food, and only prayed to the Lord to take him to heaven. Seven years had passed, and he returned to his father's palace, but no one recognized him anymore, and he said to his servant, "Go and tell your father and your mother that I have returned." But the servants did not believe him, and laughed at him, and kept him there. Then he said, "Go and call my royal brothers, and I want to see them again." The servant remained unmoved by his words. Finally one went to report to the princes. But they didn't believe him either, and they didn't pay attention to him. The prince wrote another letter to his mother, describing to him his suffering, but did not mention that he was her son. Out of mercy, the queen gave him a small place to live under the stairs, and sent two servants to bring him food every day. Who knew that one of them was very cherished, and kept saying, "Why do you eat such good things?" So he withheld it for himself, or fed it to the dogs, and gave the feeble prince a little water to drink. However, the other servant was kind-hearted, and he gave the prince everything he had gotten, and although the quantity was small, he could survive for the time being. The prince endured with all his might, but his body grew weaker and his illness worsened, and at last he asked for the sacraments. Halfway through the mass, the bells of the city and nearby churches rang automatically. After Mass, the priest went to the poor man at the bottom of the stairs and found him dead, holding a rose in one hand and a lily in the other, and beside him a piece of paper on which his experiences were written. When he was buried, a rose grew on one side of the tomb and a clump of lilies on the other. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. (To be continued.) )