High in the mountains was a monastery that had once been known throughout the world. Its monks were pious, its students were enthusiastic. The chants from the monastery's chapel deeply touched the hearts of people who came there to pray and meditate.
But recently, something had changed. Fewer and fewer young men came to study there; fewer and fewer people came for spiritual nourishment. The monks who remained became disheartened and sad.
Deeply worried, the abbot of the monastery went off in search of an answer. Why had his monastery fallen on such hard times?
The abbot came to a guru and he asked the master, "Is it because of some sin of ours that the monastery is no longer full of vitality?"
"Yes," replied the master, "it is the sin of ignorance."
"The sin of ignorance?" questioned the abbot. "Of what are we ignorant?"
The guru looked at the abbot for a long, long time, and then he said, "One of you is the messiah in disguise. But, you are all ignorant of this." Then, the guru closed his eyes, and he was silent.
"The messiah?" thought the abbot. "The messiah is one of us? Who could it be? Could it be Brother Cook? Could it be Brother Treasurer? Could it be Brother Bell-Ringer? Could it be Brother Vegetable Grower? Every one of us has faults, failings, human defects. Isn't the messiah supposed to be perfect? But, then, perhaps these faults and failings are part of his disguise. Which one? Which one?"
When the abbot returned to the monastery, he gathered all the monks together and told them what the guru had said.
"One of us? The messiah? Impossible!"
But, the master had spoken, and the master was never wrong.
Whichever one of the monks was the messiah, he was, surely, in disguise.
Not knowing who amongst them was the messiah, all the monks began treating each other with new respect. "You never know," they thought, "he might be the one, so I had better deal with him kindly."
It was not long before the monastery was filled with new found joy. Soon, new students came to learn, and people came from far and wide to be inspired by the chants of the kind, smiling monks.
For once again, the monastery was filled with the spirit of love.
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Yesterda, thought Sock will be coming down in the morning to acc me (i hope but she didnt), stupid gal make me face XL for few hours lor... So scared she will break down in front of me like tat time but this time she seems very claim when she told me her story. Thank Goodness! After listen her story, realised she grow up alot!
At ard 3plus, Sockiee came down from Great World to collect her pay. Initally, told her i will spend her money if i didnt see her at 10am. Thought of taking the money and spent between XL and me but she seems so rough and fierce when i dun allow her to go in to the counter. Then after, we 3 ple sit down and chatted like no one biz till... Then force Sock to "help" out... and this bloody sucker still demand $5 from us!
Dunno what happened when i came out from kitchen, saw Sock picking all the coins on the floor... den realise is Pat's "treasure box" dropped. Oops!
Then Min Choo came... and we continue our chatting but our conservation does not last long due to unexpected "thunderstorm". We kept quiet and then 3 of us faster go bank and let Min Choo faced the problem her own... Haha...
Back home, rest awhile.. but still feel tired so went to take a nap while tv still on. Hack care when i saw dad is watching... When i was sleeping, xt called... but i dunno what she asked. Haha... Then dunno how i end conservation and i continue my slp till 9pm, mummy walk in and start nagging when i want to have my dinner. Guess what, i still so full! Then watch vcd till 12.30am i felt hungry and then go cook maggie mee... Haha, seems so pathetic sia!
Today, 1st May labour day - public holiday. Yeah! double pay when working at SS. At 9plus in the morning, saw a familiar person walked in - Pat. Oh Shit! I was playing chinese music and i faster tune to dunno what channel and lower the volume when i saw her walking in to the kitchen. And i continue doing my work. Phew! Lucky, i nv did anything wrong or else ~ and she left after she took some cash back. At 11am, XL finally came. After that incident, tat gal keep eating non-stop! Like today, keep eating in almost 2hours... Haiz! After doing the 1st trip and ate our lunch, we continue slacking... till 2nd trip and waiting for Joyce and Eric to come.
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