In a group of a hundred people ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro

In a group of a hundred people, silence can only occur when all hundred people co-operate - not an easy thing at all. In a group of a hundred people, however, noise and disturbance may be caused by a single person.

A forest that has stood for a thousand years may be destroyed by a single fire. A building that took hundreds of years to complete may be destroyed in a single bomb blast. Good kamma accumulated over many lifetimes may be destroyed by a single moment of anger.

Care for the good. Learn how to protect it. Never take it for granted. Goodness is a beautiful and fragile flower.

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