Story in English-A Message on a Leaf-A love story
A Message on a Leaf
Hou Jitu, a minister in the Former Shu period, was from a family of scholars. He always had a book in his hand and recited poetry. He often travelled to Chengdu to visit Daci Temple.
One autumn day, he went to the Daci Temple pavilion to enjoy the beautiful autumn scenery, when a leaf floated by, on which someone had written a poem: “With knitted brow, my heart is troubled. An autumn tree leaf fell in my yard, and I wrote a poem on it. This poem is not written on stone, or paper. It is written on a leaf, which I hope will float away in the autumn wind. Whoever sets his mind to it will understand what it means, while a heartless one will not get it at all. I don't know where this leaf will fly or what kind of person will pick it up.”
Hou saved the leaf with his treasured belongings. Several years later, he married the daughter of a respectable Ren family.
One day, Hou recited the poem on the leaf. His wife heard it and said, “That was a poem written on a leaf. I wrote it when I was in Zuomian (currently Mianyang). How do you know it?”
Surprised, Hou asked his wife to write down the poem, which she did. It was exactly the same as the one on the leaf he had kept.
According to traditional Chinese culture, a marriage must conform to arrangements made by Heaven and Earth. That is why newlyweds in a traditional Chinese wedding ceremony must first bow to Heaven and Earth and then bow to their parents before bowing to each other. Should one betray the other, he or she would be punished by the divine.
https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2019/12/17/181121.html
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Music: Fa Rectifies Heaven and Earth; Accompanying music for solo (tenor, A major):
From: www.en.minghui.org
By: Lyrics Yongqing, comp. Chen Guang, music for chorus R. Haraldo, and piano music Yan Jingfen
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