Chapter 76 The Unhappiness of the Seventy-fifth Donor and the Happiness of Avoiding Delusion

A few years ago, a benefactor chose an interesting research topic. He came to Tenmyoji Temple to interview the benefactors who came and went to pilgrimage, hoping to analyze the common characteristics of the benefactors who like to come to the temple for pilgrimage. As a result, the donor’s research did not continue. On the one hand, it may be because there are not many people who come to Tenmyouji Temple. On the other hand, the donor found that it is actually difficult to classify people who like to go to temples. They are often from all walks of life. , almost impossible to classify. But no matter what the identity and age of the pilgrims, most of them come to the temple for only one purpose, that is to seek a sustenance and a hope.

One afternoon some time ago, there were very few people in the temple that day, and the masters had finished what Jie Chen had done, so they sat in the courtyard and chatted with Jie Ao.While talking, Jie An suddenly found someone sitting down at the stone table. Looking intently, it turned out to be a middle-aged benefactor who came to the temple to offer incense in the afternoon. Jie Chen didn't know what the benefactor's intention was when he sat here, but he felt that the benefactor was frowning deeply, as if he had something on his mind. The middle-aged benefactor sat at the table and did not join our discussion, but looked in the direction of the temple gate without saying a word.

Jie Chen and Jie Ao had a happy chat at first, but after the benefactor sat next to them, the more they chatted, the more uncomfortable they became, and they were embarrassed to change to other places, so they finally had to sit at the table with Jie Aoqian. The middle-aged benefactor looked at the temple gate for a while, then turned to look at us, which made Jie Ao and I a little embarrassed, so we found some topics to chat with the benefactor. The benefactor suddenly asked: "I've been very unhappy recently, do the little mages know how to make people happy?" We didn't know where the benefactor's troubles were, and we were about to ask, but the benefactor seemed to open the chatter box and began to introduce his life to us.

We thought that the benefactor must have encountered some troublesome things to be so unhappy, but after chatting for a while, we found that it was not the case at all. The benefactor's family background is quite good, and his life is peaceful and worry-free. Before chatting, I also thought that if the benefactor encounters any troubles, I must find a few Buddhist scriptures to communicate with him, hoping to comfort the benefactor, but the current abstinence and arrogance, until the benefactor left Tianming Temple, did not think about it. A good way to relieve his worries. We stood up, ready to stretch our muscles and bones, only to find Jie Chi walking over with a few small stones in his hands.Jie Chi was sitting by the wall with a smile on his face, holding a small stone in his hand, sitting on the ground and playing around by himself, looking at me and Jie Ao from time to time and giggling.

Jie Chen suddenly felt a little strange in his heart, why Jie Chi, who had no toys, could be so happy with a few stones he picked up at random, while the middle-aged benefactor with a wealthy family was frowning deeply. There may not be any profound reasons for all this, because happiness itself is very simple, as long as you like what you have and are satisfied with what you get, you can get real happiness.