[WFB Lecture Hall]Buddhist Story: The Fool and the Salt.

Buddhist Story: The Fool and the Salt.

One day, a fool visited someone's home, and the host invited him to dinner. The fool complained that the food was too bland and lacked flavor.

Upon hearing this, the host added more salt to the dish. The fool tasted it and found it quite delicious. He thought to himself, "The reason the food tastes so good is because of the extra salt. Just a little bit made it so tasty. If I add even more salt, won't it be even better?"

So, this unwise idiot started pouring salt into the dish relentlessly, ultimately rendering the once delicious meal inedible.

Wisdom Nugget: Lacking the discernment to make good judgments, one not only harms oneself but also brings no benefit to the world. It's like that foolish person who believed that adding salt to food could only enhance its flavor, only to ruin a perfectly good dish.