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- This is a story about the
beginning of ancestor worshipping
- Long time ago in China
- There was a hot-tempered
shepherd
- Everyday he would direct his
sheep to the field
- And lazily sat under a big
tree near a river
- His mother would always bring
him lunch
- As his temper was bad and hot
- He often scolded and assaulted
his mother
- For either being too early or
late in bringing him the lunch
- One fine day he saw an old
crow on a tree
- Watching the old crow
- He saw a young crow with food
- Flew to the tree
- And then fed the old crow
- Then watching at a mother
sheep
- Which had recently given birth
to a few lambs
- He saw the baby lambs kneeling
down
- Sucking their mother’s milk
- Slowing his mind came to his
mother and he remembered
- How she had fed him and taken
care of him
- When he was young, his tears
started to roll down
- At that moment his mother was
seen coming
- He rushed to her, wanting to
ask for her forgiveness
- His frightened mother thought
that
- Her son was going to beat her
again
- She ran while he chased after
her shouting and calling
- But his mother couldn’t
understand the shouting
- When she came to a river
- She decided to jump into the
deep river
- Rather than to be killed or
beaten by her own son
- The shepherd jumped into the
river to search
- But couldn’t find her and
finally in his last dip
- He found a small piece of
beautiful wood
- Knowing that his mother had
been pulled by the current
- He cried with very deep regret
- He then engraved his mother’s
name on the wood
- And offered his prayer daily
without fail
- Ancestor worshipping is to
honor our beloved parents
- Where their names are engraved
on a piece of wood
- In the temple of Tao
- We offer a bow to our
ancestors in our morning and evening daily prayers
- Without ancestors, without us,
be grateful
- And for our parents while they
are still alive
- It is even more precious,
value them and be grateful.
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