276-David and Goliath- Buddhism in daily life

David and Goliath


Who does not know the story of David, the conqueror Goliath.


The little one beats the big one, anything is possible!


In nature, David often beats Goliath, a small virus knocks down a
big man; ants transport an elephant in small pieces, and a small
seed becomes a huge tree.


Buddha taught us not to judge, not to distinguish in "good" or
"bad", "small" or "big", not to "stick" a label on people or
things.


The "little" boy next door may one day become the president, the
"little" daughter of my friend the discoverer of an important
substance; "little" does not always remain "little", and "big"
may be over tomorrow.


The factor of time makes everything the same, weakness becomes
strength, strength expires, just as everything and everyone will
crumble to dust.


So it is with the victories, they are short-lived, the part in
which the hero grows old, the cinema doesn't show that, how he
falls ill, loses his teeth, can no longer hold his liquids, and
finally dies in pain, the end must always be "happy", otherwise
no one would buy a movie ticket.


So also the victory of David is only a story, nothing is left,
not him, not his opponent, not the spectators of that time, only
a "story" penetrates from a remote corner of the universe to our
ear, echoes briefly in the memory, yes, everything is just
possible.


Would it be possible to draw a lesson from the story of David and
Goliath for our world today?


YES, it is possible!


No war has ever been worthwhile. Every battle, every fight, every
quarrel, seen in the light of time, was unimportant, senseless,
brought only suffering.


If you divide people into "small" and "big" it is a mistake; also
"fat" or "thin", "pretty" or "ugly" does not come close to the
truth, do not judge. Feel the energy, but do not see with the
eye.


Because a person is worth what we attribute to him, the value can
change, life is like a river.


Mostly only the loss teaches us about the value of things


- Arthur Schopenhauer - German philosopher - 1788 to 1860


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