Daily Inspiration

There is a destination that must
be reached within a day.
One person endures great suffering
and continues to walk with the aid of a stick.
The other person decides to rest on a rock
because it is too much for him.
When he lies down and looks up,
he sees clouds drifting in the wind
and hallucinates that the rock
he is on is also flying in the air.
Cheerfully fantasizing that he has
already reached his destination,
he wakes up to find that he is
just where he was before.
The first person who continued to walk
has already completed his trek.
Although the second one finds himself
far from his goal,
he thinks it is useless to regret his error.

Parable of Shakyamuni