Walking on the bumpy road can temper your mind.

There is a little monk in a temple. Every morning, he has to fetch water and sweep the floor. After breakfast, he has to go to the town behind the temple to buy daily necessities for the whole day. When I come back, I have to do some chores and read the classics until late at night.

One day, when the young monk had a little leisure, he chatted with other young monks and found that everyone else was very idle, and he was the only one who was busy all day. He found that although other young monks were occasionally assigned to go shopping down the mountain, they went to the town in front of the mountain, with a smooth road and a short distance, and most of the things they bought were relatively light. In the past ten years, the abbot has been asking him to go to the town behind the temple, and he has to climb two mountains. The road is rugged and difficult to walk, and naturally there are many heavy items on his shoulders when he comes back. So the young monk went to the abbot with a lot of questions and asked, "Why are others more comfortable than me?"? No one forced them to work and read the Bible, but I kept working. "The abbot just muttered a name and smiled.

At noon the next day, when the young monk came from the back hill with a bag of millet, he found the abbot standing by the back door of the temple waiting for him. The abbot took him to the front door of the temple and sat there with his eyes closed. The young monk unknown so stood by. It was already west, and several young monks appeared on the mountain road ahead. When they saw the abbot, they froze. The abbot opened his eyes and asked the young monks, "I asked you to buy salt early in the morning. The road is so close and flat. Why did you come back so late?"

several young monks looked at each other and said, "abbot, let's talk and laugh and look at the scenery. It's time. Ten years, every day is like this! The abbot asked the young monk standing next to him, "The town behind the temple is so far away, and the mountain road is rugged. Why did you come back earlier after carrying such heavy things?" The young monk said, "I want to go early and come back early every day on the road. Because of the heavy things on my shoulders, I walk more carefully, so I walk steadily and quickly. For ten years, I have formed a habit, with only goals in my heart and no road!

The abbot laughed and said, "The road is smooth, but the heart is not on the target. Only by walking on the bumpy road can one temper one's mind!

A few months later, the monks in the temple were suddenly strictly assessed, covering everything from physical strength to perseverance, from classics to understanding. After ten years' training, the young monk stood out among all the monks and was chosen to complete a special mission. In the eyes of envy and admiration of all the monks, the young monk resolutely walked out of the temple gate. This young monk in those days was later the famous Master Xuanzang. On the way to the west, although the water blocked the mountains and was full of dangers, his heart always shone with persistent light.

The bumpy road is not the biggest obstacle to the goal, but one's mind is the key to success. As long as the lights in your heart are not extinguished, even if the road is rugged and difficult, the future is bright!