You asked me what is the most important thing at my age. I said I have enough money, no matter how much I earn, I still have Vietnamese sausage, no more risk, no more adventure. Just work slowly, spend time enjoying the garden, the house, go abroad every year, visit beautiful places. At my age, adventure travel and discovery are no longer my passion, but just vacation travel! Looking back at over 40 years of working, I see nothing happier than doing the job I love and earning money.
Then the older brother asked again at his age of U40, what was his greatest asset. He smiled: Time, of course, because I am much younger than you. But I also have problems with time. I always feel like I am losing something every day. The other day, looking at the sunlight shining through the leaves in the garden, I suddenly remembered the feeling a year ago when my mother was much healthier and I felt sad. Now her eyes are getting weaker, her hearing is getting worse, her legs are faltering in a small space that will probably get even narrower. She wants many things but cannot do them, the feeling of helplessness is really painful. Looking at the finiteness of human life, I feel sad because people have to compete, envy, hate each other... and do not know how to keep peace in their souls.
He said very slowly: Humans, whoever escapes from greed, anger and delusion, if not yet a Buddha, at best is able to control greed, in other words, know when to stop. It's just that, you don't know, sadness also has its own beauty!
