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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