Be prepared

A kind-hearted 80 year old woman with five children once came to Khun Yai and asked for her advice. Her youngest son was a source of disappointment to her because he never listened to her. Khun Yai replied, "Why be disappointed? He is an adult now and old enough to walk his own path. When I lived in Nakorn Chaisri, I used to have a cat. The cat gave birth to five kittens and I raised them too. But once these kittens got older, they all left me. I realized then that cats and dogs, just like people, are born under the Law of Kamma. They must live their own life as their own kamma dictates. All little birds must leave the nest eventually. Sister, you yourself are old. It is time you thought of yourself more and prepared for your own spiritual future. Make merit. Merits and demerits are the only things you can take with you to the next life."

February 24, 1991