As I was washing my car one day

A stray dog came and drank

The water I had used for washing

The water was flowing into the drain

Observing the way the dog was drinking

I pitied the reality of a life of a stray dog

Any source of drink and food

They have to grab or hunt daily

As its hair was dropping

The sight was even more pitiful

Its eyes facing earth, couldn’t face Heaven

Drinking just to quench its thirst

When one is born into the animal realm

One has no chance to do good

There is no consciousness

Just living until the end of one’s life cycle

As I learnt to have compassion

I realized the compassion of the Holy Beings

When they looked from Heaven onto earth

Just like observing the dog drinking water

Lost as it is in this world

Hunting and fighting for money, fame, love and passion

In order to survive

And fill the daily hungry stomach and desires

Each time when we hold a glass of water

Be thankful that we drink from the glass

And not lick from the ground

As the animal cannot complain and be fussy about food

They eat or drink whatever is there

But for human because we can speak

Many can be really fussy and full of complaints

Whether it is their lives, food, clothing, religions……never satisfied

The Chinese says,

"Heaven loves the ‘foolish’ child"

Because such a child does not complain and sin

Because such a child may not be really ‘foolish’

He is wise and quiet for good reasons

He just swallows the bitterness

Because words can be very hurtful

It can be worse than a jab by a knife

Jesus said,

Heaven belongs to children like these.

A childlike heart, a Heavenly heart

A Tao Heart.