One day a young man who was planning to get married came to Hing Shi and asked: “Teacher, I want to marry, but definitely only a virgin.” Tell me, am I acting wisely? The teacher asked: “Why specifically on a virgin?”
- This way I will be sure that my wife is virtuous.
Then the teacher got up and brought two apples - one whole, and the second bitten. And he invited the young man to try them. He took the whole one, bit into it - the apple turned out to be rotten. Then he took the bitten one and took a bite, but the bitten apple was rotten. In bewilderment, the young man asked: “So how should I choose a wife?” “With my heart,” answered the Teacher.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru