Its Christmas Eve and you know what that means: its time for my favourite Christmas story! One night, Confucius had a dream about chopsticks. In the dream, he was transported to Hell, where he saw a multitude of people sitting at enormous tables set out with with wonderful foods of all kinds. There was so much food that the tables groaned under the weight and the various aromas were mouth-watering, promising incredibly delectable flavours. But the people sitting at the tables had not touched any of it—they had been told they could eat as much as they liked but only if they ate with chopsticks that were five feet long. None of them could figure out how to eat with five-foot-long chopsticks so all they could do was stare hopelessly at this amazing feast and cry in hunger and misery. Then Confucius was taken to heaven where he again saw multitudes of people sitting around enormous tables laden with glorious foods. These people had also been told they were allowed to eat only if they used the five-foot-long chopsticks. But these people were not crying with hunger and frustration—they were eating their fill, talking, laughing, and enjoying themselves. Because in heaven, they were feeding each other. Happy Holidays to all my friends and to all the friends of my friends, and to their friends, and to all the people we love.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 15:50:13 +0000
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