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  Anyone walking about Chinatowns in America with observe statues of a stout fellow carrying a linen sack. Chinese merchants call him Happy Chinaman or Laughing Buddha. This Hotei lived in the T'ang dynasty. He had no desire to call himself... continue...

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IF LOVE
If Love,
It is like the sunlight to the earth.
It keeps beings and things alive but never says a word.

It is also like the air to breathing,
It supports the lives without any intentions to mention.

It is also like water to the thirst,
It quenchs the thirst
and keeps humans, animals, trees and grasses grow.
but never tells anyone what it does...

ChonTri 08/04/2004


 



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