Once upon a time, there was a small temple in a faraway mountain. One of the monks (僧人) in that temple had an interest in1 , so he was overjoyed when selected to2 the temple. Being proud of his duty, the young monk determined to work hard at the garden and make the temple3 .
Every day, he woke up early in the morning and began his4 He would gather the dead leaves,5 the ground and plant the flowers in the garden. When he was tending the temple, his master, a wise old monk,6 what he was doing.
One day, he was informed that some7 guests would pay a visit to the temple the next day. He decided to give the temple a thorough cleaning. With great care, he went through the grass and the bush, and with the same8 , he cut the unwanted parts of the tree. When he was cleaning up the fallen9 and branches, he carefully made them into a neat pile! Now the temple looked10 , inside and outside. Not a thing was out of place.
Delighted, the young monk stood near a tree and began to11 his hard work. He then saw his master and asked, "Doesn't this look perfect?" "Yes. It is perfect, " agreed the old monk. "12 , there is one thing that you missed out. Ill set it right for you. " The old monk walked across the ground to the tree and gave the trunk a big13 Many leaves fell on the ground. "Now it looks beautiful," announced his master.
That's when the monk14 that a little imperfection is in fact very necessary. It makes the world look beautiful and more human, while a total perfection is machine-like and15 He would remember this lesson for the rest of his life.
