A man in Japan was renovating his house and tore open the wooden walls, finding a lizard stuck there with a nail hammered through its foot. He was surprised to discover the lizard was still alive after being stuck in that position for 10 years. He observed and saw another lizard appear with food, realizing it had been feeding the trapped lizard for the past decade. The man was deeply moved by the care and love the other lizard had shown without giving up on its friend over such a long period of time.

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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 10 years ago.

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The lizard had survived in such a
position for 10 years!?!! The lizard
in a dark wall partition for 10 years
without moving…it was impossible
and mind boggling.

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He wondered how this lizard survived for
10 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 10 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
10 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
May we all grow in
love and compassion
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin