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| − | Once there was a stupid man who was going to have some guests and decided to store up some milk for them. He thought, “If I milk the cow every day beforehand, there will be too much milk and not enough space to store it. It will probably spoil. It would be better to leave it in the cow. I’ll milk the cow right before the guests arrive.” | + | <big>{{PAGENAME}}</big>}}<br/><br/> |
| + | Once there was a stupid man who was going to have some guests and decided to store up some milk for them. He [[thought]], “If I milk the {{Wiki|cow}} every day beforehand, there will be too much milk and not enough [[space]] to store it. It will probably spoil. It would be better to leave it in the {{Wiki|cow}}. I’ll milk the {{Wiki|cow}} right before the guests arrive.” | ||
| − | Then he separated the cow from its calf and tied them up. A month later, when he actually had the gathering, he tried to milk the cow, but found that the milk had run dry. Some guests scoffed at him and others laughed. | + | Then he separated the {{Wiki|cow}} from its calf and tied them up. A month later, when he actually had the [[gathering]], he tried to milk the {{Wiki|cow}}, but found that the milk had run dry. Some guests scoffed at him and others laughed. |
| − | This is like stupid people who want to give alms all at once and say that they will wait until they possess great wealth. Usually, before they can accumulate enough money, it is seized by the government, lost in a fire or flood, or taken by robbers. Or else they many even die before they get around to giving. They are just like that stupid man who tired to store up milk. | + | This is like stupid [[people]] who want to give [[alms]] all at once and say that they will wait until they possess great [[wealth]]. Usually, before they can [[accumulate]] enough [[money]], it is seized by the government, lost in a [[fire]] or flood, or taken by {{Wiki|robbers}}. Or else they many even [[die]] before they get around to giving. They are just like that stupid man who tired to store up milk. |
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Hundred Parables Sutra
Parable: The Stupid Man Tries To Store Up Milk
Once there was a stupid man who was going to have some guests and decided to store up some milk for them. He thought, “If I milk the cow every day beforehand, there will be too much milk and not enough space to store it. It will probably spoil. It would be better to leave it in the cow. I’ll milk the cow right before the guests arrive.”
Then he separated the cow from its calf and tied them up. A month later, when he actually had the gathering, he tried to milk the cow, but found that the milk had run dry. Some guests scoffed at him and others laughed.
This is like stupid people who want to give alms all at once and say that they will wait until they possess great wealth. Usually, before they can accumulate enough money, it is seized by the government, lost in a fire or flood, or taken by robbers. Or else they many even die before they get around to giving. They are just like that stupid man who tired to store up milk.
