"I would like to be transformed into a bluestone bridge..."
This bridge section comes from one of the four classic stories of Buddhism, "The Thousand Years of Waiting".
In the story of "A Thousand Years of Waiting", it was Buddha Ananda who said this.
There was a young and beautiful girl who came from a wealthy family and had many talents. The doorstep of her family was almost broken by the matchmaker. She still did not want to get married because she was always looking forward to the appearance of her husband.
One day, she went to the temple fair to relax. Among the thousands of people, she caught a glimpse of a young man. Unable to get close to that person, he finally watched his sweetheart disappear into the crowd. After that, the girl looked around for this person, but the young man seemed to disappear and never appeared again. Lonely, she could only pray to Buddha every morning and evening, hoping to see that man again. Her sincerity touched the Buddha's heart, so he appeared to fulfill his wish.
The Buddha asked her: "Do you want to see that man again?"
"Yes, even if you have a glimpse of it!"
"If you want to Will you give up everything you have now, including your loving family and happy life? "
"I am willing to give up" The girl is persistent for love.
"You have to practice for five hundred years before you can meet him. You won't regret it, right?"
"I don't regret it" is categorical.
So the girl turned into a big stone and lay in the wilderness. The girl did not feel any pain despite the wind and sun for four hundred and ninety-nine years. Seeing a person without any hope made her face collapse. In the last year, a quarrying team came, fell in love with her, cut her into pieces of stone, and transported her to the city. It turned out that a stone bridge was being built in the city, so the girl became the guardrail of the stone bridge. On the first day after the stone bridge was built, the girl saw the man who had been waiting for five hundred years! He walked in a hurry and walked across the stone bridge very quickly. Of course, the man would not notice that there was a stone staring at him intently. The man disappeared again.
The Buddha's voice appeared again: "Are you satisfied?"
"No! Why am I the guardrail of the bridge? If I were laid in the middle of the bridge, I would be able to touch him. Touch him!"
"You have to practice for five hundred years if you want to touch him?"
"I do!"
"Very much. "Bitter, don't you regret it?"
"No regret!"
This time the girl became a big tree, standing on a busy official road, every day. There are many people passing by, and the girl waits and watches every day, but this is even more uncomfortable, because countless hopes are replaced by countless shattered hopes. If it weren't for the five hundred years of practice, the girl would have collapsed! As the days passed, the girl's heart gradually calmed down. She knew that he would not appear until the last day. Another five hundred years, the last day, the girl knew he would come, but she was no longer excited in her heart. He's finally here! Still wearing her favorite white gown, her face still so handsome, the girl looked at him dreamingly. This time, he did not rush through because it was too hot. He noticed a big tree on the roadside, take a rest, he thought. He came to the tree, leaned against the roots, closed his eyes and fell asleep. The girl touched him, and he was right next to her! However, she could not tell him about her thousand-year lovesickness. He could only try his best to gather the shade of the trees to block him from the harsh sunshine. The man only took a nap because he still had things to do. He patted the dust on his gown. Before leaving, he looked back and gently touched the tree trunk. Then, he left without looking back!
The moment the man gradually disappeared, Buddha appeared again.
"Do you still want to be his wife? Then you have to practice."
The girl calmly interrupted the Buddha: "I really want to, but no need to . ”
“Oh?”
“That’s good. You don’t have to be his wife if you love him.” > "Has his current wife suffered like me?" the girl thought thoughtfully.
The Buddha nodded slightly.
The girl smiled slightly: "I can do it too, but there is no need."
At this moment, the girl seemed to notice that the Buddha let out a slight breath.
The girl was a little surprised: "Buddha also has something on his mind?" Thousands of years.
"Buddha's face bloomed with a smile