Chapter 24 The twenty-third step a thousand miles

The monks of Tianming Temple not only deal with the benefactors in Miaozhen, but also communicate with other monks a lot, and this kind of communication is not only on the Internet.Before April and after August every year, we occasionally go to other temples to place orders, and monks from other temples often come to Tenmyoji to place orders.The so-called pending order is actually a way for monks from different monasteries to exchange Buddhism. The person in the temple who most wanted to go out to place an order was Jie Chi.Jie Chen thought, he didn't want to do Buddhist exchanges in his heart, he just wanted to visit other monasteries.It's a pity that Jie Chi is too young, and with his status as a novice, he is not qualified to go out and place orders.

When Jiezhi was depressed, Jiechen would comfort him, "When you are twenty years old and become a monk, it's not too late to go out and place orders." It's just that the effect of this kind of comfort is not very good, Jie Chi still feels very disappointed. He said: "I'm going to be so old when I'm twenty, I'm going to die of anxiety." Hearing Jie Chi's remarks, Jie An couldn't help laughing, because Jie An remembered that when he was twelve years old, he also felt that twenty years old was a very distant and inaccessible thing.But with a flick of a finger, many years have passed without a sound, without leaving a deep imprint in my heart.

Among the many monks who came to Tianming Temple, the one who impressed Jie Chen the most was Senior Brother Yixing.He is in his forties, tall and thin, and his monk's robes are worn out, with many patches on them. He always speaks with a smile, which makes people feel very kind.When he smiled, there were fine wrinkles on his face, and when he looked around occasionally, his eyes shone brightly.He had some difficulty walking, as if his left leg was disabled. Senior brother Yixing came from the north, he has a wide range of knowledge and knowledge, and is most welcomed by Jie Chen and Jie Chi, who often pester senior brother Yixing to tell stories.Senior Brother Yixing seems to have endless stories to tell, and most of these stories happened when Senior Brother Yixing was traveling.

Once Senior Brother Yixing was chatting with Jie An, he took out a small notebook, and while talking with Jie An, he made notes in the notebook.He flipped the book over to Jie Chen, and Jie Chen saw that there were many temple names recorded in the book, including famous and small temples, and some notes.Brother Yi Xing told Jie An that he likes to write down what he saw and heard during his travels. Jie Chen stuck out his tongue in surprise, feeling in his heart that Brother Yi Xing, who is physically disabled, can actually walk thousands of miles. Brother Yixing lived in the monastery for several months, and he said that this was the longest time he had lived in the monastery.

We sent him all the way down the mountain the day he left.It was late, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on Senior Brother Yixing. Although he seemed to be staggering, his back was straight. I remember a saying in "Xunzi Encouraging Learning": Therefore, if you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach a thousand miles.Can we also use this to motivate ourselves when we do things? Although you can only take small steps, as long as you are willing to keep walking, you can travel thousands of miles.