Define Yourself, Definition of Your Life !!!

Once an unhappy young man came to an old master and told he had a very sad life and asked for a solution. The old Master instructed the unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to drink it. “How does it taste?” – The Master asked. “Terrible.” – spat the apprentice. The Master chuckled and then asked the young man to take another handful of salt and put it in the lake. The two walked in silence to the nearby lake and when the apprentice swirled his handful of salt into the lake. The old man said, “Now drink from the lake.” As the water dripped down the young man’s chin, the Master asked, “How does it taste?” “Good!” – remarked the apprentice. “Do you taste the salt?” – asked the Master. “No.” – said the young man. The Master sat beside this troubled young man, took his hands, and said, “The pain of life is pure salt; no more, no less. The amount of pain in life remains the same, exactly the same. But the amount we taste the ‘pain’ depends on the container...

How to tolerate pain?   An aging master grew tired of his apprentice’s complaints. One morning, he sent him to get some salt. When the apprentice returned, the ma ster told him to mix a handful of salt in a glass of water and then drink it.   “How does it taste?” the master asked.   “Bitter,” said the apprentice.   The master chuckled and then asked the young man to take the same handful of salt and put it in the lake. The two walked in silence to the nearby lake and once the apprentice swirled his handful of salt in the water, the old man said, “Now drink from the lake.”   As the water dripped down the young man’s chin, the master asked, “How does it taste?”   “Fresh,” remarked the apprentice.   “Do you taste the salt?” asked the master.   “No,” said the young man.    At this the master sat beside this serious young man, and explained softly, “The pain of life is pure salt; no more, no less....