(Clearwisdom.net) Several days ago, a relative blamed me for having made a mistake on a flight schedule. My relative said: "This kind of flight schedule is not acceptable. Have you ever tried it? Don’t joke with me. It is impossible to have this kind of flight schedule. Your knowledge is so limited. Let me tell you when I was 21 years old, my knowledge was better than yours. I knew much more than you do now. Don’t you believe me?"
When I listened to this, those unhappy materials and notions formed in the human society tumbled fiercely within my body. I thought I was a practitioner and I should tolerate it but I just tolerated it reluctantly.
Our compassionate Teacher reminded me. Suddenly, a poem from Hong Yin appeared in my mind:
"Stories over the long, drawn-out ages,
Have made of Man a deluded thing;
Those who claim abundant wisdom,
Do wield their skills so dexterously,
but all is done in emotion."
("Looking Back")
At that moment, I realized my weakness. The unhappy and angry feeling was my attachment to pursuit which had formed within the ordinary human society. I thought that I had clearly understood what Teacher had said about "Modern science", and I thought that I had stayed on a righteous path during my study and my life. I thought I was doing well. But today, the words of my relative reminded me of my fervent belief in science which is still very strong in me, a strong attachment.
From this point on, I recalled my cultivation process. I realized that I had lost many opportunities to improve myself and clarify the truth because of my attitude of "Just Going through the Motions" during communications. Teacher said:
"So everything that you do, be it your balancing well your family relationships while you live among ordinary people, balancing well your relationships in society, how you perform at your workplace, how you conduct yourself in society, etc., none of these are things you can just go through the motions on. All of these are part of your cultivation format, and are serious matters." ("Teaching the Fa in Canada, 2006")
I thought I had gotten rid of every attachment, and I didn’t care. I thought if I studied the Fa as much as I could and did Dafa work, I had already cultivated. I didn’t pay attention to the part of cultivation which takes place in normal society and is very serious. Maybe I can’t make up for those missed opportunities during my cultivation, but I will keep a righteous path in the future. I appreciate the compassionate hint from Teacher.
