LIFES

PROBLEMS
A Story To Reflect On

As I jumped off from the 11th Floor of the building

I saw the known loving couple in the 10th Floor hitting each other.

In life, there will be times of happiness and

pleasure and times of sorrow and pain.
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In the 9th Floor, I saw

the usually tough
and strong Peter
crying

No unenlightened
being is free from
the suffering that
comes with existence
realizing this
Truth is one step to
spiritual wisdom.

In the 8th Floor, Ah Mei

just found out her
fiancee is sleeping with
her best friend

In life, sometimes
things that you do
not expect or want,
happen and things
that you wish for or
want, do not happen
a realization of this
helps one to cope and
be more at peace
with oneself.
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In the 7th Floor, Dan is

taking her daily antidepression medicine

The greater our

ignorance and
delusion, the more
we will suffer
mentally or
psychologically.

In the 6th Floor, jobless

Heng still buys 7
newspapers to search
for a job every day.

Do we realize that
there are more
unfortunate ones
in the world
compared to us?
When will we see
things more clearly
and count our
Blessings?
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In the 5th Floor, much

respected Mr. Wong
is trying his wifes
undergarment.

We may not know,

but so many are
tormented by
psychological
problems and
aberrations.

In the 4th Floor, Rose is

again fighting with the
boyfriend.

When
Compassion and
Wisdom grow in
us, we will suffer
less from
arguments,
conflicts,
quarrels and
fights.
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In the 3rd Floor, every

day the old man is
hoping someone would
come by and pay him a
visit.

So many in the
world are suffering
from the Mental
Dis-Ease of
restlessness,
boredom, remorse,
guilt, worry,
and loneliness.

In the 2nd Floor, Lily is

still staring at the
picture of her lost
husband since half a
year ago.

There is Suffering
in old age, sickness
and death when
there is realization of
the inevitability of
this, one can cope
with life better and
one can attain
greater mental
peace.
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Before I jumped off

from the building, I
thought I was the
most unlucky person.

In life, Right View

and Attitude, Right
Thought, Right
Effort and the
cultivation of
Compassion and
Wisdom will lessen
our Suffering.

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Now I just realized

that everyone has
their own problems
and worries.

Every human being is

subjected to the
dualistic conditions of
* Pleasure and Pain
* Gain and Loss
* Praise and Blame
* Honor and Dishonor

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After I had seen all

these, I found out, in
fact, I wasnt that
bad at all.

The Right Attitude

and being able to see
the way things really
are in life, will lead us
to more and more
mental peace and
freedom.

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The people that I saw just now

are looking at me now.

When there is Right

Understanding of the Nature of
Life and the mind is calm,
mindful and clear, insight and
wisdom arise and we would not
resort to foolish actions.

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I think after they see me now, they might feel

they are not that bad after all.

DUKKHA ( Suffering, Conflict, Problems,

Unsatisfactoriness ) is inherent in Existence. There
is a Spiritual Path out of this. Seek and Realize it.
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LIFES PROBLEMS
The
End
May we walk the Spiritual Path and attain Bliss,
Peace and Freedom of the Mind.

With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin
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