There is an official in Macheng County, Hubei Province, who has accumulated thousands of gold assets and is ready to redeem the property sold 20 years ago. His son was only twelve years old. When the son knew about it, he asked his father, "How many families bought the property that our family sold?" The father said, "About twenty." The son continued to ask: " After they bought the land, how much did they spend?" The father told his son the amount of the banquet and other miscellaneous expenses. After hearing this, the son said to his father with a right attitude: "In this way, if my family wants to redeem the land, they will suffer a big loss. Even if we redeem the land, it will certainly damage our morality. Besides, our family is rich, we surely can buy other land. Why do we have to fight back the land that the 20 families used to make a living? Besides, it is very difficult for poor people to buy some property, but it is easy for our family to buy land. Even if they use the money they originally paid to buy other land, the area will definitly be reduced by half. Besides, the poor can easily spend their money.” The father was silent for a long time, and said, “What my son said is very reasonable, but the 18 acres of land must be redeemed so that it is convenient for our sacrifice and sweeping, and the rest need not be redeemed." The son said, "If this is the case, it should be purchased fairly at current price, and there is no need to tell them that it is redemption." The father also complied. Therefore, the villagers are very grateful to the family and often pray and bless in the temple of the brave generals. Later, when the son was eighteen, he passed the exam and became an army officer. One day he rode across the bridge, but the horse suddenly jumped into the river. At this critical moment, he suddenly saw a brave general in the air reaching out to help him sit beside the bridge. Only then did he realize that it was the result of the villagers' praying for him all along. He later died in his eighties. [Press] The redemption of property according to the contract is a matter of course, and it does not seem to harm people. Unexpectedly, such a young child can have such a high morality and understand the karma here, and he will naturally be respected by the gods and villagers, and will have a long life.
Excerpted from An Shiquan Book "Wenchang Emperor Silently Doing Good Virtue": Do not bully the poor
[Notes] Wealth and poverty have their own reasons. Although the fate of the rich and the poor is different, they are all created by their previous lives. But as far as the current situation is concerned, there is a world of difference between the pain and the pleasure. In a position of wealth and honor, people should always have a heart of moral conduct, prepare for future crises in a stable life, be cautious in words and deeds, and be more compassionate, caring and caring for the poor in everything.
With acquisition comes persistence. A person without wisdom, when he sees form, sees his own interests, or sees that it is not in his own interests. When he sees form, he thinks that there is a self, and he thinks that he owns it. This kind of acquisition changes with form, and people's mind changes with it. The mind is bound by form, and terror, confusion, and obstacles will arise. People without wisdom are like this. Their minds change with form, with feelings, and perceptions. This is attachment, and it is the cause of birth, old age, sickness, and death.
Unmoved heart is the Dharma
In a village in Hezhou, Anhui, there was a man who kept more than 100 geese. One day, more than 50 geese were beaten to death by the neighbor because they ate the neighbor's rice. The goose breeder's wife was very angry at first when she saw it, but she suddenly thought about it: "If I go to sue, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to win with my own power. If I have to win, I have to spend a lot of money. And my husband just got drunk and was lying in bed drunk, if he knew about it, he would definitely get up and beat the neighbor, and maybe he would cause a big disaster, so it’s better to be patient.” So she immediately marinated the dead goose. The next morning, the neighbor suddenly died by himself for unknown reason. The goose breeder woke up after being drunk, only to find out about it, and said to his wife, "If you let me know about our neighbor's killing of our geese yesterday, I will definitely take advantage of the drunk to beat him, and his death will be blamed on me. I’m bound to be caught by the police today, and I will die and our family will be destroyed.” [Note] When people are angry, if they can suddenly take a step back and think about it, they can save their lives and dispel their worries and grievances. Watching this goose breeder's wife can endure a moment of anger, she has saved a lot! Fan Wenzheng said in an exhorting poem: "It's better to stop anger in your heart. Why should you file a complaint with the court? Even if you do everything you can to win the cat but you will still lose the cow."
Excerpted from An Shiquan Book "Wenchang Emperor Silently Doing Good Virtue":see opportunity to avoid disaster