image of 弘一法師 Hongyi

Master Hongyi said:
“The fish trusted the water so much, but the water boiled it;
The leaves trust the wind so much, but the wind blows them down;
I trusted you so much, but you hurt me.
I found out later,
It is not water that cooks fish, but fire;
It is not the wind that blows down the leaves, but the changing seasons;
It’s not you who hurt me, it was just my obsession with you.
In the end, any relationship is just a degree of acquaintance.
If you are not hurt, you can just move on; the great medicine, time, is not required to heal you. Just let it go…

弘一法師說：
“魚那麼信任水，水卻把它煮了；
樹葉那麼信任風，風卻把它吹落；
我那麼信任你，你卻把我傷害了。
後來才發現，
煮魚的不是水，而是火；
吹落樹葉的不是風，而是季節；
傷害我的也不是你，是我的執念。
任何關係走到最後，不過是相識一場。
你若不傷，歲月無恙，其實真正能治癒你的不是時間， 而是
釋懷…..”