Too many paths

A Yang Dse neigbour, who had lost  a sheep  , sent all his men to look for

it and asked Yang Dse servant to join them.

-   What ! exclaim Yang Dse – Do  you need all those men to look for a sheep?

-         There are plenty of paths  . explain the neighbour

When they went back , Yang Dse asked his neighbour

-  Well, have you found the sheep?...

-    No . he said , then Yang Dse wanted to know why they had failed .

-    There are too many paths – answered  the neibourg.

One paths leads to another and we didn´ tknow which  one to take so

we came back. Yang Dse kept deeply thinking  , stayed quiet

without smiling for a long time. His disciples werw astonished.

-    A  sheep is not so important , that wasn´t  even  yours.

-     Why do you have to stop talking and smiling ?

Yang Dse didn´t  answer , his disciples were amazed . One of them, Mmengsun Yang told Sindu Dse.

-   When there are to many paths , said Sindu Dse , a man can´t find his sheep. When a student

attends too many things , wastes his time and loses his way. You are a Yang Dse disciple and learn

from him , however  , you haven´t been able  to understand him. What a pity .....

                                                                                         Lie D