Page 44 - Little Stories of a Great Monk

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Chief Reverend had a happy heart. This was the

Once when Chief Reverend was in Colombo, Sri Lanka, he wanted to take a bus to a
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difficult times at three points in his life. That is While he was going up onto the bus, he thought of buying some candies for the kids
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why he could live past eighty years old. in that town. He then came down from the bus and walked into the shop across the
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road. There he met his childhood teacher. Both of them started to chat until Chief
A long time ago, there were a lot of coconut A long time ago, there were a lot of coconut road. There he met his childhood teacher. Both of them started to chat until Chief
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trees at the Buddhist Maha Vihara. One day, Reverend missed his bus. He had no choice but to take the next available bus.
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Reverend missed his bus. He had no choice but to take the next available bus.
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One hour later, he witnessed an accident in front of him. When he took a closer look,
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under a coconut tree was dangerous. He then it was the bus that he had missed earlier. The portion of the bus where seats were
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allocated for monks was completely damaged. (In Sri Lanka, all buses had seats specially
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moved to one side. Once he moved, a coconut allocated for monks was completely damaged. (In Sri Lanka, all buses had seats specially
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Chef Reverend immediately realised that it was due to his meeting with his childhood
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Chief Reverend said: “If I didn’t have the teacher that he had avoided another disaster.
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