One day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is love? How can I find it?"
His teacher answered, "There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands, having picked nothing. His teacher asked, "Why did you not pick any stalk?" Plato answered, "Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end.
His teacher then said, "And that is love."
On another day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is marriage? How can find it?"His teacher answered, "There is a thriving forest in front. Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you find the tallest tree, then you have found marriage." Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree. The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was an ordinary tree. His teacher asked, "Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?"
Plato answered, "Because of my previous experience. I walked halfway through the forest, but returned with empty hands. This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and brought it back. I did not want to miss the opportunity."
His teacher then said, "And that is marriage."
17 comments:
This is the best and most real truth about human beings...so what do you do?
Thx buddy. I try not to mind the mind. So far just trying :)
That is wonderful. It can help understand so much. Thanks.
very true!
Very good! who is the autor?
you could walk that wheat field all day!
Ha ha, just recently had this conversation with a friend no more than an hour ago. perfectly said! wish I had explained it that way
What is your source?
Wow...this is such an inspirational story, and is so true to the real nature of human love and relationships...great read!
Mary Poppin' Caps: Likes having toes fondled by snorkeling green monkeys in the basin of the Amazon rain forest.
Hi
This is wonderful and absolute truth
thanks
sarath
ahhh, I am so blessed. I picked my love...and waited TWENTY THREE YEARS to marry him!
Very well said. An analogy that makes it easy to understand.
I agree with this analogy.. well said!
Wow, I'm really glad they never named Plato's teacher because Socrates, who was Plato's teacher, would have never said something like that.
Marrying someone because they're "not bad" and you didn't want to "miss the opportunity" does not make for a lasting relationship.
That's why there's so many divorces and unhappy marriages. People settle for the ones they know won't make them happy, but they're gonna try anyway because they're afraid they won't find anything better.
Plato? You must be kidding. This has nothing to do with Plato.
eye opening
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