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Fear of Unknown |
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A student went to a Zen master and asked him if he would be willing to take him as a student. The teacher told him that he would have to take a test before he can accept him. He took him to a door and told him, “Behind this door is a dark room, filled with several wine bottles. If you can cross the room without spilling even a single bottle and come out of the door on the other side, then I will take you as my student”. The student entered the room and after several hours triumphantly came out of the other door. The teacher promptly accepted him as a student. Then he told him, “And now you are ready for your first lesson”. He went and opened the door to the room and put on the light.
The room was absolutely empty. He said, “And this is how you have lived through your life
till now”.
Don’t we fear the unknown all the time, claiming to be affected by images of unfelt and unseen phantoms? We actually begin to justify inertia, even when the road ahead is clear and visible. Perhaps those who pursue innovative solutions do not suffer from such fear, such phantoms. |
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Honey Bee 19(3): 2, 2008 |
