What's the next word of the blind man with the lantern?

Because he is blind, he can't see even with a lantern, so it's unnecessary.

Literally, it is unnecessary to others, and it is ironic that the blind can't see and do nothing.

At the same time, there is also the selfless spirit of carrying lanterns to illuminate the road that people can see, even though they can't see it.

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The story of the blind carrying lanterns

One day, a blind man went to the temple to visit the Zen master. When saying goodbye, because it was dark, the Zen master gave him a lantern and told him to go home by road.

The blind man refused the Zen master's kindness and said, I don't need lanterns. It's all the same to me, no matter how dark it is in how bright.

The Zen master explained: I know you don't need lanterns, but if you don't bring lanterns, others may bump into you. So you'd better take it.

The blind monk felt that what the Zen master said was reasonable, so he took the lantern from the Zen master's hand. But I didn't go far, and I was hit red-handed. The blind man collided with his humanity: didn't you see the lantern in my hand?

The man said, the lantern in your hand is out.

The blind man said that it was because you didn't play the lantern that you hit me. How can it have anything to do with my blind lantern?

The man was speechless and apologized.

As a blind man, lanterns are really superfluous to him. The Zen master gave him a lantern, not to let him light up the road under his feet, but to warn other passers-by not to knock him down rashly. But on the way, the lantern was blown out by the wind, but he didn't know it and thought it was on. He didn't know that the lantern had gone out until someone hit him.

In fact, he shouldn't blame the person who hit him. He is used to the darkness. With memory and experience, he can reach his destination and go home. But for ordinary people who are only used to light but not to darkness, if they don't have lanterns in their hands, they will easily bump into others or even fall into a ditch.

Therefore, whether blind or not, you need a lantern to walk at night.