Good morning everyone. Today I would like to share a story about longevity Guan Yin Bodhisattva.
In this story, there is one rich man he is a very very very rich in this county but unfortunately
he has no son. His name is Mr. Yen. Mr. Yen he is a very generous person, and he's not only
generous to himself, he has so many attendants he all treats them the same like he's family member.
He's so kind to everyone, but unfortunately his wife and him could not have any children at all
He reached age 50. Many of his friends his family member relatives around him keep encouraging him
to marry with a second wife to have a child in the future. Mr. Yen
doesn't want to harm his wife's feeling and he say even though I'm old I may have possibility
couldn't have any children in the future but I do not want to harm anyone's feeling unless
I see someone who needs my help. Then I maybe will marry her. After he say that, one of his relatives
invite him to his house to have a dinner. During this dinner, the kindness man Mr. Yen
he was the main guest of the host. So he was introduced by his relative to everyone and
but his relative notice the kindness Mr. Yen he always staring at one woman who is
his attendant his servant at his house and this woman is not look pretty at all. She's hairless
and she is kind of skinny and look very unhappy. So the relatives were very curious why the
kindness Mr. Yen was staring at the most ugly waitress in his house he asked Mr. Yen say
why you look at her? If you like a woman, I have so many workers in my house I have so many attendants
in my house you can choose the most beautiful one or whoever you like the most I can offer
to you immediately no question about it. Once his relatives say that, the kindness Mr. Yen he smiled
and he smiled again and he said I'm staring at her it's not because I like her pretty I'm just feel
very sympathy on her because she is not pretty she looked not healthy she lost all her hair
I'm sure no one will marry her in the future how about that can you let me take care
of this woman. I can marry with her. She can become my second wife. I want to take care of her. Once the
kindness Mr. Yen said that, his relative was laughing and it was surprising he said are you crazy Mr. Yen?
She's not pretty she looks pale and not healthy why insist Mr. Yen say yes I have made up my mind.
Once he say that, the relative let this ugly, hairless, and skinny woman follow Mr. Yen home.
Of course kindness Mr. Yen marry this woman on the following day,
And a very strange thing happened. After this woman married with the kindness Mr. Yen
she became prettier. Her hair grew back another within few months she got pregnant
and Mr. Yen was so happy extremely extremely happy and all the relatives his friends were happy for him
because no one thought this skinny ugly woman could bring a son for him. So ten months after the
woman had birth, and the years after the woman had the second son. Year after she had third son
so Mr. Yen continue this with three years have three son and everyone around him told him
you must have the good deed in the past, so nice with so many people that's why you are able to
have son at the same time and particularly because you take care of this sick woman
and that's why you have a good Karma in return. Once the people say that, Mr. Yen smile, he say: "It's
not only because I did good deed. It was because I'm a sincere devotee of Guan Yin Bodhisattva
when I have no son with my first wife every day I do the prayer I meditate I speak to Guan Yin
Bodhisattva ask for Guan Yin Bodhisattva shown me a path whether I could have son or not in the future.
When I do this wish on the same day I met this woman and she caught my attention
I think it's meant to be the Guan Yin Bodhisattva bring her to me. " Once Mr. Yen explained this his
intention and his devotion at the same time he bowed to the Guan Yin Bodhisattva statue.
On the same moment, Guan Yin Bodhisattva appear above the sky
Guan Yin Bodhisattva say:
"You are always nice to the people around you. That is the good cause for short term. The main reason
why you're able to change your destiny, you are able to have three sons afterwards is because you
practice your great compassion when you saw this skinny woman losing hair look ugly you realize no
one will marry her in the future her life have no fortune because you practice a great compassion
you can feel her suffering you are able to adopt her because you exercise this great compassion
on the moment you practice great compassion you already truly connect with me. Everything all the
karma can change just by your true devotion to me." Once Guan Yin Bodhisattva say this,
Mr. Yen continued bow to the Guan Yin Bodhisattva
and Guan Yin Bodhisattva smiling flying above to the sky and slowly disappear in the crowd.
Once everyone around Mr. Yen witnessed Guan Yin Bodhisattva and told him
you are true practitioner practice whatever Guan Yin Bodhisattva told you and not only we have to
follow you and we also need to follow the teaching of Guan Yin Bodhisattva practice great compassion
once everyone say this Mr. Yen say: "Let's all fundraise to build a temple and then we
can have a Guan Yin Bodhisattva statue inside the temple so every day we can worship together and
encourage ourselves continue practice great compassion." After the temple was built, Mr. Yen
named this Guan Yin statue as Longevity Guan Yin Bodhisattva this is a one of the story explains
manifestation I wish you enjoyed today my sharing
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