The Buddha told a story of an acrobatic master and his pupil. They went to the market every day to give a performance. The man held a bamboo pole, and the little girl climbed very high up the bamboo pole. One day the master said, “My child, let us take good care of each other. I’ll take care of you and you take care of me, and that way we can both be safe and stay alive while we perform and earn our living.” The young girl replied, “But master, I see it differently. I think that if I take good care of myself and you take good care of yourself then we’ll both be safe, able to support each
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