本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛Those in the monkey kingdom, with the Magnificent King at their head, were living happily and comfortably for a long time. One day after 200 years, the Monkey King realized that all living beings must die and he had no exception. He decided to leave his kingdom and look for a way to achieve immortality. His fellows helped him prepare for his voyage.
The Monkey King traveled for several months, crossed two continents and finally hit the shore of a magic island. He asked the master to accept him as a disciple. He was admitted as a novice, and given a new name of Sun Wu Kong. He started to do a servant’s work, such as sweeping floor, cooking and serving the master and the higher disciples. His hard work and intelligence impressed the Master. The Master agreed to teach him to achieve immortality.
The Master gave him the secret mantra and instructions to achieve longevity. Wu Kong worked very hard to memorize and to follow all the instructions. He was pleased that he had succeeded in achieving immortality. But the Master said, “There will be three shocks that will come upon everyone who have lived several hundred years. They all kill unless they know the way to count the effects in advance.” Wu Kong was in a real panic. He knelt in front of the Master and begged for the Shu. The Master taught him 72 supernatural tricks and a flying technique called ‘somersault flight’. Now he could be immortal and he could fly 108,000 miles with one somersault.
Wu Kong knelt to the Master to thank him for all he had taught, and took one somersault to return to his kingdom in a second.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net