Chapter 7 The sixth ancient benefactor who was wearing small shoes

When Jie Chen met the ancient benefactor, both of them were not very old. The Gu benefactor's family lives in Miao Town under Maoshan Mountain, and now Jie Chen doesn't quite remember whether the Gu benefactor was in the last year of elementary school or had already entered middle school in the year of acquaintance.In short, the ancient benefactor at that time was probably twelve or thirteen years old. Jie Chen also doesn't remember how he became acquainted with the ancient benefactor, it seems that on a certain day in that year, he met and became acquainted without any reason, just like the friendship between most children, without warning, without warning reason.

At that time, the ancient benefactor's writing ability was quite outstanding, and he was much more mature than his peers like Jie Chen.I heard from a classmate of Donor Gu that whenever Donor Gu finishes writing a composition, the teacher will ask him to stand up and read it to the whole class. Jie Chen also read the essays written by the ancient benefactor at that time, and remembered that one of them was about ideals.Gu Benefactor's ideal is very beautiful. He said that he wants to be a scientist, a scientist who will benefit all mankind. In his article, he conceived several inventions, all of which are very exciting.At that time, Jie Chen roughly calculated that when Jie Chen was in his twenties, he would no longer need to walk down the mountain, but could fly down the mountain in the vehicle invented by the ancient benefactor.

Although this matter is ridiculous when I think about it now, the abstinence from anger back then was full of yearning. In this way, five or six years passed in a flash.During the summer vacation of that year, Jie Chen met Gu benefactor. Gu benefactor said that he took the college entrance examination and his grades were passable. Although he did not perform at the best level, he still reached the undergraduate score line. Gu Benefactor said that there should not be many opportunities to come back in the future, because after he left Miao Town, he didn't plan to come back.He also said that, as the saying goes, "A good man has his ambitions anywhere." Men, if you don't go out and make a living, what are you calling a man?

After Gu benefactor's bold words were uttered, he suddenly realized that his audience was Jie Chen and Jie Pride, who were both male, but the possibility of going out to make a fortune was extremely small. So, the ancient benefactor added in a very embarrassing manner, "The men I'm talking about don't include those who are monks." In fact, I didn't pay much attention to quitting anger and arrogance. After all, it is a good thing to have ambitions. Most eighteen and nineteen-year-old children live their lives in a muddle without ambition. The ancient benefactor left Miaozhen in this way and went out to study.In the next four years, Jie An never saw the ancient benefactor, even during the winter and summer vacations when he was supposed to see him. I don't know if he didn't come back, or he missed it in a hurry.

Jiechen once thought that the longer the time, the smaller the chance of seeing the ancient benefactor again.But in the year when Gu Shizhu graduated from university, Jie An accidentally met Gu Shizhu in the town. It turned out that Gu benefactor did not find a suitable job after graduation, and finally his family asked him to go back to work in a company in the town. I don't know if the rhetoric of the past has affected the mood of the ancient benefactor, Jie Chen feels that the mental state of the ancient benefactor is not very good.However, Mr. Gu didn’t complain too much about his job. He sighed and said, “There are more college students who can’t find a job these days than dogs, and I’m content if I can find a place to work.”

Jie Chen calculated it in his heart. As far as Miao Town is concerned, there are many people who raise dogs, and the number of dogs should exceed that of college students.But Jie Chen didn't dare to correct the ancient benefactor, because Jie Chen estimated that what the ancient benefactor spoke was just a metaphor, or that the scope of calculation of the ancient benefactor was the whole province or the whole country, not Miao Town, which has a higher density of dogs. Back in the temple, Jie Ang and Jie Ao talked about the ancient benefactor, both of them were very emotional. Jieao understands the feelings of the ancient benefactor very well. He said that the ancient benefactor stood in front of the window of his dream, and what greeted him was not the hope of life, but a basin of footwashing water with a salty smell.A person as proud and arrogant as the ancient benefactor would feel a little depressed facing the current situation.

Everyone is very emotional for the ancient benefactor, because the gap between reality and ideals is destined to take time to heal, and in the end of the story, 99% of people will choose or be chosen to surrender to reality, turning dreams into dreams completely . And the only function of that basin of footwashing water is to extinguish the last little spark in the residue of dreams that have been burned to ashes. At that time, everyone had no idea that the real bad luck of the ancient benefactor had not yet come. For a period of time, the ancient benefactor came to Tenmyoji very frequently. Almost every Sunday, he sat on the stone bench in the courtyard of the temple in a daze, always looking very tired.Although he was still smiling when talking to Jie Chen and Jie Ao, Jie Chen found that he seemed to have something on his mind.During a chat, Gu benefactor accidentally revealed the reason. It turned out that Gu benefactor fell in love with a female colleague. Unfortunately, his boss' nephew also liked her. Liangzi and the boss's nephew ended up.Now, the boss's nephew bullies Gu Shizhu whenever he gets the chance.

Gu Benefactor said that the boss's nephew is responsible for all major and minor matters in the work unit.What's even more exasperating is that the boss is fair on the surface, but secretly puts on small shoes for the ancient benefactor, and sometimes gets angry at him for no reason. Speaking of it, Jie Chen is usually a person who can occasionally talk about some small truths, but it is really difficult for Jie Chen to solve the confusion of the ancient benefactor that involves emotions and interpersonal relationships.After all, quitting anger is very unprofessional, so I can only encourage the ancient benefactor to live with peace of mind.Gu benefactor just smiled wryly, he said, what to do if you don't relax, you can't live your life crying.

Later, the number of ancient benefactors came gradually decreased.At the beginning, Jie Chen and Jie Ao thought that his condition had improved, after all, most of the hatred would fade with time.But later, Jie Ao met Gu benefactor in the town. It turned out that Gu benefactor did not come again because he was too busy. During this time, one of his female colleagues was pregnant and went home to recuperate. The boss handed over all the work to this female colleague. It was given to the ancient benefactor.Gu Benefactor said that he now does three times as much work alone as before.What's more frightening is that Gu's benefactor said that another female colleague of his is also pregnant, and it's time to recuperate, and the boss has no plans to recruit new people. Maybe in the end, all the work will still fall on Gu On the head of the benefactor.

Hearing this news, Jie Chen was very sad for the ancient benefactor.It's not that Jie Chen didn't think of a solution. Jie Chen once wanted to talk to the boss of the ancient benefactor, but later found out that the boss of the ancient benefactor didn't believe in Buddhism, and even hated monks.Jie Chen guessed that if he rushed to use the Buddha's mind to influence him, he might be kicked out in the end, which would implicate the ancient benefactor instead. It was probably two months later when Jie Chen saw the ancient benefactor again.According to what Jie Ao said at the beginning, at this time, another female colleague of Gu's benefactor should also go home for maternity leave, and Gu's benefactor should be dizzy with too much work.However, when the ancient benefactor appeared in front of Jie Chen, he had a happy expression on his face.Gu Benefactor said that he resigned, found a new job in a big city, and will go to work in a few days, and the salary is many times that of his current job.Gu benefactor said happily that there are many people competing for this job at the same time as him, many of whom graduated from prestigious schools and have considerable work experience.But the supervisor finally decided to hire Gu benefactor, because he felt that Gu benefactor was very neat in his work and thoughtful about problems, which is a rare talent.

Gu benefactor smiled and said to Jie Chen, in fact, this was all forced out by the former boss.First, one person did the work of three people, and he would not sleep if he did not speed up the progress, so he developed the ability to coordinate work; second, the boss habitually criticized what he did during that time, If he was dissatisfied, he would scold him head and face, so that Gu benefactor thought very comprehensively before doing things, and there were few omissions. When Gu benefactor left, Jie Chen was very thankful for him, firstly because Gu benefactor said that he did not leave immediately, and would stay in the original unit for another two months to give the boss enough time to recruit new people.Jie Chen feels that the ancient benefactor has not lost his compassion even though he has been bullied for a long time. This is the true tolerance of Buddhism.Secondly, Jie Chen is also very emotional about what happened to the ancient benefactor. When the ancient benefactor was bullied, Jie Chen used to be very worried, but now it seems that this period of time was not completely a loss. It was because of that experience. Only then has the ancient benefactor with strong competitiveness been achieved. Perhaps our life is like this. In the face of setbacks, failures and dissatisfaction, we should not just complain, we should be grateful for the experience that life has given us, and we should smile to meet the spiritual responsibilities that life allows us to fulfill.