' Enjoying Life '...

One day some people came to the master and asked: " How can you be happy in a world of such impermanence, where you cannot protect your loved ones from harm, illness or death?".. The master held up a glass and said: "Someone gave me this glass;, It holds my water admirably, and it glistens in the sunlight.. I touch it, and it rings!.. One day, the wind may blow it off the shelf,, or my elbow may knock it from the table... I know this glass is already broken,, so I enjoy it - incredibly. .................. Ajahn Chah