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Love vs Marriage
One day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is love? How can I find it?"
His teacher answered, "There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk
forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the
most magnificent stalk, then you have found love."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty
hands, having picked nothing. His teacher asked, "Why did you not pick
any stalk?" Plato answered, "Because I could only pick once, and yet I
could not turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not
know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I
walked further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier
one, so I did not pick any in the end.
His teacher then said, "And that is love."
On another day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is marriage? How can
find it?"His teacher answered, "There is a thriving forest in front.
Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you
find the tallest tree, then you have found marriage." Plato walked
forward, and before long, he returned with a tree. The tree was not
thriving, and it was not tall either. It was an ordinary tree. His
teacher asked, "Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?"
Plato answered, "Because of my previous experience. I walked
halfway through the forest, but returned with empty hands. This time, I
saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and
brought it back. I did not want to miss the opportunity."
His teacher then said, "And that is marriage."
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