Buddhist Story: The Monkey Picking up Beans. A monkey was holding a handful of beans in its hand when suddenly one bean dropped. In order to find the fallen bean, it let go of the beans in its hand and concentrated on looking for that one lost bean. As a result, it didn't find the dropped bean, and the whole handful of beans was eaten up completely by the chickens and ducks. Words of Wisdom: How many people in real life are like this monkey! Don't easily give up the majority that you already possess just because you are overly obsessed with retrieving the small part that has been lost, thus suffering losses instead of gains.
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