Once upon a time, there was an old carpenter with a shiny bald head.
On one particular sunny day while he was doing work in his garden, his bald head was, as usual, shining very brightly.
So brightly was his shiny pate that it attracted a hungry mosquito which was flying by.
Seeing the shiny 'feast', the mosquito immediately zoomed in.
The carpenter tried to chase the mosquito away but to no avail.
The mosquito simply just would not budge.
As the carpenter was busy smoothing a piece of wood with a plane, he called to his son to help him to get rid of the mosquito.
"Don't worry, Dad! I'll kill that mosquito with my one blow!" the son promised, trying to impress his father.
Now, this son, although very obedient and filial, was not a very bright boy.
He looked round the garden, picked up a very sharp axe and took careful aim at the mosquito, concentrating his mind.
With his mind and eyes fixed on the mosquito, the boy swung his axe without hesitation.
And, also without wisdom ........
Because the mosquito was on the old carpenter's head, not only did the axe sliced through the mosquito, but also split his father's shiny pate into two!
"Whatever action you intend to perform, or are performing by body, speech or mind, first think!
Will this action bring harm to myself or to others, or to both?
Will this action produce suffering?
If it is harmful, avoid doing it."
- The Buddha
"A fool who is aware of his own foolishness is wise at least to that extent;
A fool who thinks himself wise is a fool indeed."
- The Buddha
