Tree on Hill (9)

1 Yangzi traveled to the State of Song. He met a guy who as well as his wife and concubine stayed in a hotel.

2 Yangzi found that the guy treated his wife well; however, he always blamed the concubine who was young and beautiful.

3 Yangzi felt curious. One day, he seized an opportunity to ask the guy why.

4 The guy replied, “The concubine thinks herself beautiful so she shows her arrogance and is full of conceit.”

5 She thinks that only her beauty can make other love her. In fact, the beauty is far from enough. In most time, a couple must care and serve each other sincerely and to do his or her best to make each other happy and comfortable.

6 If a woman neglects what she should do as a wife because of her beauty, her husband is apt to disfavor her. This is why I love my wife more.

7 With a great reverence, Yangzi replied, “What you said wakes me like a thunder. It is a very good motto to me; I admire you for your intelligence.”

8 Yangzi told his disciples that: “We, as the men of practice, should do the same. We should march bravely in the way of practice, never daunting; however, we should not show our virtue to others so as to eclipse others. If we could do so, we would be welcomed everywhere.”