BodhiTales

A collection of Buddhist stories for children and young adolescents.
Home
The Buddha: Section I
The Buddha: Section II
Zen Tales: Section I
Zen Tales: Section II
No Compassion
No Water No Moon
No Work No Food
Nothing Exists
Obedience
Real Prosperity
Right and Wrong
Soldiers of Humanity
Temper
The Giver should be ...
The Real Miracle
The Subjugation of a ...
The Thief
The Voice of Sincerity
Three Kinds of Disciples
Time's Up
Your Light May Extinguish
Zen-get-su's Advice
Other Tales
Links
Contact Us
Site Map

Time's Up
 

A boy broke his teacher’s favorite cup.

 

“Why do people have to die?” he asked his teacher.

 

“This is natural. Everything has just so long to live. All things will die one day,” explained the teacher.

 

The boy then showed the pieces of the broken cup, “I’m sorry that it was time for your cup to die.”