Ultimate Responsibility
When we do things in a new way, we live differently. We bring no benefits to ourselves until we see something about ourselves that we have not seen before.
In welcoming a new arrival of eager students, Yen Tzu noticed that the elder of the group, a well-dressed gentleman that had nervously introduced himself as Merchant Wong looked perplexed soon after his arrival at The Academy. ‘What is that troubles you,’ enquired Yen Tzu.
‘I have to admit that my nature is one of getting nervous over future events,’ replied Merchant Wong. ‘I am uncomfortable at being away from my home and often at a loss as to how I should behave when attending them.’
‘You must ask yourself why you behave as you do in order to stop wasting your natural forces,’ replied Yen Tzu. ‘It is far easier to feel comfortable when we are at home, because we know where everything is. Both our essential and changing needs are supplied far more conveniently than when we are away.
‘The way we presently behave is the only way we can, as our behaviour is determined by our psychic level. We cannot act above that level, for we are that level. But it is possible to raise our level, indeed it is our nature to do so. In understanding that all things behave according to their nature we can learn to see things as they should be. Let me illustrate with a story…
