Bamboo
真っ直ぐで堅い木は雪の重さや強風で折れやすい。一方で竹は柔軟で弾力に富、雪に押さえられてもいつかは回復し、強風も受け流してしまう。仏教徒としては竹のようにありたいもんです。
A tall rigid tree will snap with the weight of snow and crack with the force of
strong winds. In contrast, bamboo is tall yet flexible bending under the weight of snow and waving with strong winds. We Buddhists should try to be like
this bamboo, strong and flexible in any adversity.
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