Thorough Comprehension of Life (6)

1 Wearing cassock, a flamen was inspecting the detailed work in the sacrifice hall. When he passed the pig shed, he saw the staffs binding a pig for slaughtering in the kitchen. The pig wailed off the ceiling.

2 Watching the pig, the flamen muttered, “Are you afraid of death?”

3 You should know that you are fed with the best fodder for three months. In order to do the sacrifice of heaven and god, I have fasted for ten days and calmed myself for three days.

4 On the altar, I will adorn your shoulders and buttocks with ring of white and dried glass.

5 You have accepted the treatment. Now you have to pay for it. What do you complaint about?”

6 Seeing the pig struggling and wailing, the flamen could not help but think what he would choose, if he were the pig.

7 Without a moment of consideration, he believed his answer would be: “Give it up. I would rather eat coarse bran or be left in the corner of my shed, neglecting me and forget me. Let me free. Who care your kindness of putting the flower ring on my corpse.”

8 When people see the miserable pig dying and struggling, he will consider the lesson from the pig: Pig should not be greedy for good food, luxury shed and good treatment and so on. The pig should know the price of it would be slew at end of the day.

9 However, when he himself faces the similar choices, what would he think of?

10 Would he give up fame, glory, power and title that confine him in the narrow office and fixed work time in which finally he fatigues to death? Would he refuse the funeral where people mourn greatly?

11 Most people enjoy the life like this and never give it up. Why do people think out the better life for pig while they can’t do it for themselves?