Perseverance of the Spider
July 18th 2007 08:52
Category: Oriental Thoughts
Once an emperor who was in furious pursuit by his enemies managed to hide himself inside a cave . The rain was pouring very heavily outside the cave. Suddenly the emperor was shocked seeing a sudden big spider crawling slowly before his eyes. He then see that the spider was trying to build its web nest right on the entrance of the cave. But outside, the wind and the rain was merciless towards it. Once, twice, thrice,...it still couldnt succeed. Even so, it kept on struggling with its effort that it was until its twentieth attempt that it finally succeded in building its web nest. At that time, the rain had stopped and the enemies approached the cave. Seeing a big spider with nest on its entrance, they concluded that there would possibly be nobody inside, and left the emperor unharmed at all. During his stay in the cave, the emperor was impressed and inspired with the unwavering determination imparted by the spider, and it had made the emperor understood what a struggle is meant to be. In the end, the emperor succeded too in winning the war and reclaimed his country back.
Source: Zen dan Cangkir Teh
"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop"
Confucius
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