Chapter 280: A Call from Far Away
Mao Shibai got up from the bed, his neck was so tired that he walked to the balcony, opened the window, and a stream of cold air blew in, making him feel refreshed.
The streets are full of people, the snow on the road is gone, and the people who go to work and school form a flow of people on the road, playing the notes of the city's liveliness.
Mao 18 moved his body, washed his face, and drove downstairs to Bodhi Temple.
Perhaps only the old monk who swept the floor would give the answer.
The Bodhi Temple was quiet, and the old monk seemed to have finished cleaning the courtyard.
Mao 18 walked into the main hall and saw the old monk knocking on the wooden fish and chanting.
Mao Shibai didn't speak, he knelt directly on the mat in front of the Buddha statue and listened with his eyes closed, quietly waiting for the old monk.
An hour later, the old monk put down the wooden fish and said, "Come here and have something."
Mao 18 nodded, and the old monk said you come with me.
Came to a meditation room, the old monk sat down, Mao 18 sat opposite him, incense was lit in the room, and the smoke rose upward, spread out at the top, and became a cloud.
Mao 18 told the old monk about yesterday's events and quietly waited for the old monk's answer.
The old monk asked Mao Eighteen, have you seen Journey to the West?
Mao 18 said, I have seen it.
The old monk said that there is a chapter in it, true and false, the Monkey King, you know.
Mao 18 nodded and said, I know. There is a six-eared macaque who came out and pretended to be Sun Wukong.
The old monk nodded and said, do you know why the fake Monkey King appeared.
Mao 18 said that because they had a dislike between their master and apprentice. That's why peanuts came out with a fake Monkey King.
The old monk nodded and said, this is just one explanation, there is another explanation, that is, the fake Monkey King was conjured by the real Monkey King, just to let the Buddha say a fair word.
Mao 18 shook his head and said, this is the first time I have heard this kind of explanation.
But what is justice, some things seem to be unfair, but he is fair, and some things seem to be fair, but in fact he is unfair. So you don't just look at things in front of you.
Mao Eighteen listened to the confusion and said, I was confused.
The old monk smiled and said, you have resentment in your heart, and it is the same as the original Sun Monkey. Are you right?
Mao Shibai was stunned for a moment and nodded, it is true that he has resentment in his heart, but he didn't say it.
So you just want to find a place for someone to say a fair word, right?
Mao 18 shook his head, nodded, and said, Yes, I think so.
Although the old man didn't explicitly say whether what you did was right or wrong, he said that you will become a great weapon in the future, which is exactly what you want to hear in your heart, isn't it?
Mao 18 nodded and said yes.
Besides, you are unwilling in your heart, because you are more talented than others, and you are not willing to work under someone who is not as good as you, isn't it?
Mao 18 nodded, and his heart seemed to be much happier all of a sudden.
The old monk smiled shallowly and said, do you know why the shoes we wear show toes in the front and heels in the back?
Mao 18 shook his head and said I don't know.
The old monk said that this is to let us understand the six roots in order to comprehend the great wisdom.
People have been walking with their heads up, and the current society is also educating people to walk with their heads up, to give themselves confidence and courage, but they don't know that they can see through it after bowing their heads, in order to see through, to have great understanding, and to understand great wisdom.
Mao 18 stood up, bowed deeply to the old monk, and said, Master, listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years.
The old monk smiled and said, everything is born from the heart, you don't have to ask whether yesterday's events are true or false, let him go.
Mao 18 sighed and said, I'm confused now, I don't know what to do and what not to do.
The old monk pointed to the bookcase in the corner and said, "You used to take out all the books in it and hold them in your arms, but you can't put them down."
Mao 18 didn't know what the old monk was going to do, so he walked over and began to put a book in his arms. After a while, I couldn't hold it anymore.
The old monk asked, how much more can you take now.
Mao 18 shook his head and said, no, I can't take it.
The old monk said, you put down the hand in your hand and start again.
Mao 18 suddenly understood, and said, you are asking me to put it down.
The old monk nodded and said, people must constantly empty their hearts, otherwise they will be full if they fill too many things, and it will be difficult to put other things into them.
Mao 18 said, the truth is this truth, but where it is said that you can let it go.
The old monk said, do you know why the monks choose to travel far away?
Mao 18 said he didn't know.
The old monk said that traveling far away is the best way to cleanse the soul.
Mao 18 came out of the Bodhi Temple, his mood was much better, some things need to be put down, and only when he lets go can he start anew.
I can't face Long Yi, not only because of what he did to himself, but also because he complains about the unfairness of life, why is he much stronger than Long Yi, but the report he gets in society is different.
Mao 18 drove to Yunzhong Pavilion, he was ready to travel far, but before the long journey, he must empty his heart, and the noisy things will be emptied, so that there will be sunshine and warmth.
Xiao Rong saw Mao 18 happily came over to say hello and said, Brother, I heard that you resigned, why.
Mao 18 waved his hand and said, no why, prepare something to eat for me, I want to invite Long Yi to eat.
Xiao Rong nodded and said, okay.
Mao 18 called Long Yi and said, "Big brother, I'm going to invite you to dinner."
Long Yi hesitated for a moment and said Okay, I'll go over right away.
Qingyun was by Long Yi's side and asked, what do you mean by Mao Eighteen inviting you to dinner.
Long Yi said he didn't know.
Qingyun said that he wouldn't do anything.
Long Yi said, what can you do, in the Cloud Pavilion.
Mao 18 looked at the wine on the table, and remembered that when the brothers used to talk about everything together, now they have come to this step. I couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in my heart.
Long Yi came in and said, brother, why are you in such a mood today.
Mao 18 said, big brother, I heard a story about the true and false Monkey King in Journey to the West, and I was very emotional, so I wanted to come and share it with you.
Long Yi's face changed slightly, and asked, how to speak.
Mao 18 said, Tang Seng and Sun Wukong's master and apprentice were suspicious of each other to get out the real and fake Sun Wukong, it's really a pity, today I called my brother to come over and we drank three cups, I hope it won't be like this between us.
As soon as Long Yi was about to speak, Mao Shibai stretched out his hand to stop him and said, Big brother, drink.
After Mao 18 drank three bowls in a row, he patted Long Yi vigorously and said, if there was anything wrong with my brother before, I would ask my eldest brother to forgive me.
After Mao 18 finished speaking, he walked out of the private room.
Mao 18 looked at the noon sun sprinkled on his body, and felt that everything seemed to be put down, and the distance was calling for him to take a spiritual journey.