One
day a pig farmer came to see me. He was complaining, “Oh man, this year it’s
really too much! The price of feed is up. The price of pork is down. I’m losing
my shirt!” I listened to his laments, then I said, “Don’t feel too sorry for
yourself, Sir. If you were a pig, then you’d have good reason to feel sorry for
yourself. When the price of pork is high, the pigs are slaughtered. When the
price of pork is low, the pigs are still slaughtered. The pigs really have
something to complain about. The people shouldn’t be complaining. Think about
this seriously, please.”
He
was only worried about the prices he was getting. The pigs have a lot more to
worry about, but we don’t consider that. We’re not being killed, so we can
still try to find a way to get by.
(The Teachings of Ajahn Chah)
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