ThereoncewasamasterwhowenttoIndia.Inthosetimes,wedidn&39;thavethecommunicationsorairplanesormanyThingstodoinHongKongkindsoftransportationthatwedonow.SothemasterwenttoIndiaonfoot.HehadneverbeentoIndiabefore;perhapshecamefromPersia.Andwhenhegotthere,hesawalotoffruit.InIndiatheyhaveplentyoffruittosell,butmuchofitisexpensivebecausetheycan&39;tgrowmuchduetothewatersituation.Sohesawonebasket,abigbasketofsomeveryred,longfruit.Anditwasthecheapestintheshop,notexpensiveatall. Sohewentupandasked,"Howmuchperkilo?"Andtheshopkeepersaid,"Tworupees."TworupeesinIndiaisnothing;it&39;slikedirt.Soheboughtawholekilogramofthefruitandstartedeatingit.Butafterheatesomeofit:Oh,myGod!Hiseyeswatered,hismouthwateredandburned,hiseyeswereburning,hisheadwasburningandhisfacebecamered.Ashecoughedandchokedandgasped1forbreath,hejumpedupanddown,saying,"Ah!Ah!Ah!" Buthestillcontinuedtoeatthefruit!Somepeoplewhowerelookingathimshooktheirheadsandsaid,"You&39;recrazy,man.Thosearechilies2!Youcan&39;teatsomany;they&39;renotgoodforyou!PeopleuseTravelHongKongthemasacondiment3,butonlyalittlebittoputintofoodfortaste.Youcan&39;tjusteatthembythehandfullikethat;they&39;renotfruit!"Sothestupidmastersaid,"No,Ican&39;tstop!Ipaidmoneyforthem,andnowI&39;lleatthem.It&39;smymoney!" Andyouthinkthatmasterwasstupid,right?Similarly,wesometimesdoalotofthingslikethat.Weinvestmoney,timeoreffortinarelationship,businessorjob.Andeventhoughit&39;sbeenalongtime,bitterexperiencetellsusitwon&39;twork,andweknowthere&39;snomoreVirtualDesktophopethatthingswillchangeinthefuture-thiswedefinitelyknowbyintuition4-westillcontinuejustbecausewe&39;veinvestedmoney,time,effortandloveintoit.Ifso,we&39;rekaputinthebrain.Justlikethemanwhoatethechiliesandsufferedsomuchbutcouldn&39;tstopbecausehedidn&39;twanttowastethemoneyhe&39;dpaid.
