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\u201cOnce there was a wealthy but foolish man. \u00a0When he saw the beautiful three-storied house of another man, he envied it and made up his mind to have one built just like it, thinking he himself was just as wealthy. \u00a0He called a carpenter and ordered him to build it. \u00a0The carpenter consented and immediately began to construct the foundation, the first story, the second story, and then the third story. \u00a0The wealthy man noticed this with irritation and said: \u00a0\u2018I don\u2019t want a foundation or a first story or a second story; I just want the beautiful third story. \u00a0Build it quickly.'\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cA foolish man always thinks only of the results, and is impatient without the effort that is necessary to get good results. \u00a0No good can be attained without proper effort, just as there can be no third story without the foundation and the first and the second stories.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nThe Teaching of the Buddha<\/em> (Tokyo, 1962), 141.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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