A traveler crossing the mountains met an old man struggling to plant a small almond tree. Knowing that almond trees take many years to grow, he said to the man: "It seems strange to me that a man your age is planting a tree that takes so long to grow!" And the old man replied: "I like to live my life according to two principles. One is that I will live forever. The other is that this is my last day."
A collection of the most beautiful, humorous, and instructive stories from the ancient spiritual traditions of the East, Taoism, Buddhism, and Zen, which manage to convey to us the true Wisdom of Life.