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Wise Japanese proverb about how to respond to the provocations of evil men
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Site offers the reader a short wonderful Japanese proverb. In Japan, in a village near the capital lived a wise old samurai. Once, when he led the class with his students, he was approached by a young fighter, known for its brutality and cruelty. His favorite technique was a provocation: he led the enemy of himself and, blinded by rage, he took his challenge, made mistake after mistake and as a result lost the battle
. The young soldier began to insult the old man: he was throwing stones at him, spitting and cursing last words. But the old man remained calm and continued his studies. At the end of the day tired and irritated young fighter take a hike.
Students surprised by the fact that the old man issued as insults, asked him:
- Why did not you call it a fight? Really afraid of defeat?
Old Samurai replied:
- If someone comes to you with a gift, and you do not accept it, who will own gift
? - His former owner - said one of the students
. - The same goes for envy, hate and profanities. As long as you do not take them, they belong to the the one who brought them.
via miuki.info/2014/09/mudraya-yaponskaya-pritcha-o-zhizni/
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