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... Wednesday, July 19, 2006

yesterday on the bus carol shared with me 'The Sutra About The Deep Kindness Of Parents And The Difficulty Of Repaying It'.

i didn't read the whole thing but what i read of it i thought was very profound and beautiful. there are ten types of kindness bestowed by the mother on the child and for each kindness a poem was written.

i liked this one best:

8. THE KINDNESS OF ALWAYS THINKING OF THE CHILD WHEN IT HAS TRAVELLED FAR

The death of loved ones is difficult
to endure.
But separation is also painful.
When the child travels afar,
The mother worries in her village.
From morning until night, her heart is
with her child,
And a thousand tears fall from her eyes.
Like the monkey weeping silently in
love for her child,
Bit-by-bit her heart is broken.

+ posted by M @ 11:49 PM

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