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At dawn, the Qingjiao Mountain was shrouded in smoke and blue clouds, and the bronze bell of the Lingtai Thatched Cottage was struck six times by the senior brother of the golden toad, "Dangdang", the Qingyue sound of the morning bell woke up the valley of the Qingjiao Mountain, and the valley also heard the echo of the bell ringing in the distance, and the ethereal morning fog should be like an invisible wave surging, one by one, echoing in the peaks of the Qinggeng Mountain.

The thatched cottage courtyard is full of flowers and trees after the spring of this year, and now the cold winter is coming, the flowers are withering, year after year, time is like this, and the world is like this.

The disciples of the grass hall got up, got dressed, washed up, and came to the courtyard sleepy-eyed, only to see that the old man was already sweeping the fallen leaves and petals that had fallen last night in the courtyard.

Xiao Changfeng followed behind Senior Brother Jin Toad, saw Master calmly cleaning the fallen leaves, wiped his eyes that were still a little worried, and suddenly asked a little sadly: "Master, aren't you sad that these flowers and leaves fell so much last night?"

The old man looked up at the children, smiled slightly, and said casually: "The withering of plants and trees is like the birth, old age, sickness and death of the world, and it is normal for everything to have a fixed number in nature." I was already sad and wept when they were gone yesterday, so I won't be sad today because I've reconciled with my yesterday self. ”

Changfeng scratched his head, frowned, and said, "Oh, I see. ”

Xiao Changfeng looked at the master and nodded, bent down, went to the ground to pick up a withered petal, stood up, gently put it under his nose and sniffed, turned his head to look at the dozen or so children around him, made a grimace, grinned mischievously, and asked softly: "Senior Sister Ganlu, what about you?" Senior Sister Nalan and Senior Brother Fanxiang, what about you?"

The children shook their heads with their still worried eyes, looked up at the master, and were silent.

The old man still calmly swept the fallen leaves on the ground, looked at the children, and said kindly, "Children, do you remember this spring? When spring comes, our garden is full of flowers, and it is very beautiful, right, do you remember?"

"Well, yes, Master. The children looked at Master and nodded.

Xiao Changfeng glanced at the master, who still looked indifferent and calm, so he couldn't help asking: "Master, don't you like flowers very much, they bloomed so brilliantly at that time, but I don't remember how happy you were." ”

Yichen stroked his beard, smiled kindly, and said, "I remember that I was happy for them on the first day they bloomed, so when you saw me, I was very calm, and that was because I was already happy." ”

Xiao Changfeng frowned and pondered.

The little girl named Manna suddenly walked up, looked up at Master, her eyes sparkled, and said loudly, "Master, I understand. Whatever happens, that's the only thing that happens. No matter what moment it started, it will be a thing of the past. ”

"Well, that's what I thought too. ”

"Well, I understand what Master means. ”

"I already understood what Master meant, but I didn't say it,...... Hum. ”

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The children chattered for a while, and each one spoke, and talked nonsense.

The old man stroked his beard, smiled, and looked at these children kindly, hoping that the children could understand that love and hatred have all come to pass, and good things and bad things will eventually become a thing of the past. Forgive everything, reconcile with yourself, accept the gloom and glory of life, and properly place every yesterday.

The children all went to get brooms, and together with the master, cleaned all corners of the courtyard, and then, under the leadership of the senior brother Jin Toad, they finished their morning exercises, and after breakfast, they went to the lecture hall to listen to the sermon of the old man.

In the lecture hall, the old man sat on the futon of the podium, and the children sat on the ground, each with a low rectangular sandalwood desk in front of them, and the four treasures of the study and the compulsory scriptures of the day were placed uprightly on the desk.

"The third volume of the Heart Sutra says: Meditation to nourish my heroic energy. Without tranquility, it is difficult to become a great talent and do great things. The sages and sages, whenever they encounter major events, can be as calm as water, like the bright moon shining on the river, and the heart is strong, like a breeze caressing the hills. Tranquility not only has the usual mental effort, but also has the use and play of opportunities. To be a person, you need to calm down in a timely manner, reflect on yourself, accumulate energy, sum up experience, be fully prepared, stand by and move, and attack quickly, then everything can be done. ...... Today's morning class is to tell you two stories, and I hope you will understand them well. The old man stroked his white beard and spoke slowly, his voice calm and powerful.

"The first story: the merchant and the umbrella

There was a giant businessman, in order to avoid turmoil, exchanged all his family wealth for gold and silver tickets, specially made an oil-paper umbrella, carefully hid the gold and silver tickets in the handle of the umbrella, and then dressed himself as an ordinary person, brought an umbrella and prepared to return to his hometown in the countryside.

Unexpectedly, there was an accident on the way, just because he took a nap in the gazebo after being tired, and the umbrella disappeared after waking up!

After all, the giant merchant has been in business for several years, and in the face of sudden changes, he quickly calmed down, and after careful observation, he found that the package he was carrying was intact, and concluded that the person holding the umbrella should not be a professional thief, and nine times out of ten it was a passer-by who took the umbrella by the hand, and this person should live nearby.

The giant merchant decided to live here, he bought umbrella repair tools, started the umbrella repair business, and waited quietly.

Spring went to autumn, two years passed, and he didn't wait for his umbrella. After pondering it carefully, he found that some people would choose to buy a new umbrella when it was too bad to be repaired. So the giant businessman played the sign of 'old umbrella for new umbrella', and there was no money for changing the umbrella. For a while, there was an endless stream of people who came to change their umbrellas.

Soon, a middle-aged man hurried over with a worn-out oil-paper umbrella, and the giant merchant took it and saw that it was the umbrella he had dreamed of, the handle of the umbrella was intact, and the giant merchant quietly replaced the man with a new umbrella.

After the man left, the merchant turned and entered the door, packed up his belongings, and disappeared without a trace.

Stillness comes out of wisdom. The wordless waiting of the giant merchant is the wisdom after the quiet. In the face of sudden events, giant businessmen can respond calmly, so as to save the day.

For life, learning to be quiet is a valuable asset. It will make you understand that anxiety and distress will not only not help when there are storms and dark clouds in front of you, but sometimes it will make things worse, and that the right amount of silence can help you stabilize your position and recover your losses. ”

"Stillness is the wisdom of resilience. To the extreme, keep quiet. Heavy is light roots, quiet is restless. Tranquility is better than restlessness, cold is better than heat, and tranquility is the right thing in the world. The old man sat calmly on the futon, and his voice was calm, "After everyone comes down, you must use your heart to understand and understand the morality in this story." ”

"Yes, Master, the apprentices know. The children replied in unison.