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Once upon a time, in an old temple on the outskirts of a big city, a Buddhist Master decided to teach his young students a lesson. “My dears,” he said looking at them through sad eyes. “As you can see, I am getting on in years. My eyes are dim, and this old back does not allow me to walk far. The time has come where I can no longer provide for all of the needs of our temple. I know that I have not taught you to work for money, and so there is only one thing that I can think of that can keep our school together.” The students listened with wide eyes.

“As you know, the nearby city is full of wealthy people, and shops that do a good business. I need you to go into the city several days a week, and to steal the things that we need from the shops. That way we can keep our school together.”

The students looked at their master in disbelief. “But Master. You have taught us that is wrong to steal!” One young boy stammered.

“Indeed I have,” the old man replied, “And it would be wrong to steal if it was not absolutely necessary. You must only take what we need. That way no one will suffer. And there is one more thing. You must not be seen! If anyone sees you, you must not bring the stolen object, or yourself back to the temple. It would ruin our reputation. Do you understand?”

The students looked nervously from one to the other, and then at their Master whose eyes shone back with intensity of purpose. They shook their heads. “Good”, he said. “Now go into the city and get the things that I have written on these lists. Just remember, you must not be seen!”

The students took the lists with lowered heads, and began to shuffle out of the temple. The old master walked slowly to the door and watched them go out of the gate. When he turned back inside, there was one student still standing quietly in the corner of the room.

“Why did you not go with the others?” The old man asked. “Don’t you want our school to continue?” “I do, Master.” The boy said quietly. “But you said, that we had to steal without being seen, and I know that there is no place on earth that I would not be seen, for I would always see myself.”

“Aha!” cried the Master in delight. “That was the lesson that I wanted to teach, and only you have seen it. Run and tell your friends to return to the temple before they get us into trouble.”

The boy ran and got his friends. When students returned, the Master told them of the words the boy had spoken, and they all understood the lesson.

很久很久以前，在一个大城市的郊区有一座古庙，法师想要教给这些年轻的弟子一个道理。法师说道：“弟子们，”他望着他的弟子，眼中充满了悲戚。“你们都知道，我的年纪越来越大。我的眼睛已经模糊，羸弱的身体也不允许我走远道。我老了，再也无力供给庙里的所需。我知道，我以前没有教过你们如何去挣钱，那现在，要维持我们的寺庙就只有一个办法了。”弟子们个个瞪大眼睛听着。

“你们知道，附近这个城市里都是富人，城里的商店也生意兴隆。我需要你们每周去城里待几天，到商店里去偷我们所需要的东西。这样的话，我们的寺庙还能维持下去。”

弟子们疑惑地望着他们的法师。一名年轻的弟子结结巴巴地说道：“可是，法师，你曾经教导我们说，偷窃是不对的！”

“不错，我是这样教导过你们。”老人回答。“如果不是因为万不得已而去偷窃，那当然是不对的。你们必须只拿我们的所需。这样的话，谁也不会受到惩罚。另外，还有一件事情，你们千万不能被人看见！如果有任何人发现你们，千万不要把偷的东西带回来，你自己也不要回到庙里。那样会毁坏我们的声誉。明白了吗？”

弟子们面面相觑，然后又一起凝望着师傅，可法师用坚定的目光看着他们。众弟子摇了摇头。法师说道：“好吧！现在就进城去吧，把我写在单子上的东西弄来。可要记得：千万不能被人看见！”

弟子们低头焉脑，拿了师傅列的单子，慢吞吞走出了寺庙。法师慢慢走到门口，望着弟子们走出了庙门。他一回转身，发现还有一名弟子静静地站在屋子的一角。

“为什么你不和他们一起去呢？”老人问道。“难道你不愿意让我们的寺庙维持下去吗？”“师傅，我愿意。”那弟子平静地说道。“可师傅，您说过，我们偷东西的时候一定不要让人看见。而我知道，世界上没有一个不会被人看见的地方，因为，我无时无刻不在监视着我自己。”

“啊！”法师兴奋地叫了出来。“这正是我要教给你们的道理，只有你一个人悟了出来。快跑去告诉你的朋友，让他们回来吧，以免给我们惹麻烦。”

那弟子跑出庙去叫回了他的朋友。等他们都回到了庙里，法师把那位弟子的话告诉了大家，这样，大家都明白了这个道理。

（责编：张楚武）