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The Fruit of Diligence |
嚙諂勞迎蕭嚙踝蕭嚙瘦 |
Where there is hard work, nothing is impossible.
Where there is diligence, there are benefits.
Nothing is sweeter than the fruit of labor, but there will be no fruit if there is no labor. If we have a plot of fertile land, harvest will only be possible if we diligently till the earth and sow the seeds. These are the truths of everyday life.
If we refuse to see the truth in causation and insist on taking advantage of other's hard work, we will not only become a burden to society but will also bring harm to ourselves. Our lives will be in ruins forever because "being lazy" is the most unethical behavior a person can have.
In today's society, almost everyone wants to be rich. But we must realize that "being rich" has nothing to do with monetary or material possessions. We can have all the money in the world without "being rich," because in the blink of an eye, it could all disappear. For example, we may have a large inheritance, but without added income, it might dry up like a well. However, if we are willing to work hard, and to be diligent in whatever we do, we will be the wealthiest people in the world.
As long as we are diligent and willing to take initiative at work, our bosses will come to notice our progress, and our abilities will be of secondary importance. As long as we focus our attention on our efforts and try to be as diligent as possible, we no longer have to worry about what we can or cannot do. According to the Buddhist texts, "Indolence will cause laypeople to lose worldly benefits and monastics to lose the treasure of Dharma."
Although laziness is a vice and diligence a virtue, our labor and hard work must have positive meanings. They must be devoid of every selfish intention. In Buddhism, there are four kinds of "Right Effort": To produce and increase that which is good, and to prevent and eliminate that which is bad. By exerting our efforts for the purposes of benefiting others and guiding them toward goodness, we have not only reaped benefits for ourselves, but have also engaged in the correct practice of diligence. This kind of selfless act is the embodiment of the bodhisattva spirit. Therefore, if we want to see our efforts come to true fruition, we must learn to put the interests of others above our own and to sacrifice ourselves for the good of all.
However, the habit of seeking pleasure and avoiding hard work is a social illness, for most people fail to realize that a moment of pleasure will produce a lifetime of misery, while a moment of diligence will result in an unexpected harvest. The underlying reason for this undeniable truth is that good causes will always bring about good results, and bad causes will always have retributions. This is the Law of Cause and Effect, the inescapable Truth of all universes
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