A young man came to a wise man and complained(抱怨) about his problems and sufferings in life. The wise man listened to the man 1 and handed him some salt. The young man wondered if the salt would work. Then he 2 to put the salt in a cup of water and drink it.
"How does it taste?" asked the wise man curiously, "Awful, Not 3 at all, "said the man as he spat (吐) the salty water.
The wise man smiled and then asked the young man 4 the same salt in the lake nearby and put some into the lake. "Now drink the water from the lake, "said the wise man.
The young man drank the water 5 the lake without any problem. "How does it feel?"asked the wise man. The man was thirsty and 6 the cool water of the lake. "It is perfect I can't taste any salt, "the young man replied.
The wise man then sat next to the young man, took his 7 and said, "The pain in life is like the salt. It remains the same, 8 the number we taste or our suffering depends on the container(容器) we put it into. So, when you are in pain, you can stop being9 cup and try being like a lake. Then the troubles in 10 life will not cause you much suffering.
