A Presentation of a touching story on the power of Metta or Loving-kindness. ( For some animation effects, please download the PowerPoint.) For the Video Presentation with Audio Narration and Comments in Hokkien, check out the Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aatKLqVSuHo

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In order to renovate his house
after many years, a man in Japan
tore open the wall.
Japanese
houses
normally have a
hollow space
between the
wooden walls.

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When tearing down the walls, the
man found that there was a lizard
stuck there because a nail from the
outside hammered into one of the
lizard’s feet.

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The lizard was still alive. The man saw
this and felt pity. What had happened?
He remembered he had hammered a
nail at this spot when he moved into the
house 5 years ago.

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The lizard had survived in such a
position for 5 years!?!! The lizard in
a dark wall partition for 5 years
without moving…it was impossible
and mind boggling.

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He wondered how this lizard survived for
5 years without moving a single
step…since one of its feet was nailed.

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So he stopped his work and
observed the lizard…what had it
been doing and
what had it been eating?

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Later, strangely from somewhere
appeared another lizard, with food in
its mouth…AHHH! The man was
stunned and touched deeply.

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For the lizard that was stuck by
nail, another lizard had been
feeding it for the past 5 years…
Tears welled up in the man’s eyes.
He set the nailed lizard free.

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Such a love, such a beautiful love…
Even a tiny creature like this could
show such care and love.

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It’s a wonder what love can do. For a tiresome 5
years the lizard had cared
without giving up hope on its friend.

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“It's your unlimited
power to care and
to love that can
make the biggest
difference in the
quality of your
life.”
Anthony Robbins

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Isn’t it an irony that
even a small creature
can show so much love
and care when men
blessed with brilliant
minds have committed
so much cruelty and
atrocities against their
fellow human beings?

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Conflicts, problems,
suffering and
trouble cannot be
overcome through
force, aggression,
violence and war.
Only love, care and
compassion can
bring true peace and
happiness to man.

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The End
Loving-kindness is Metta.
Compassion is Karuna.
With this, we’ll have less Dukkha.
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin