Don't argue with humor

Author: Guan Xuezhi
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: I suspect your piano is a refurbished second-hand one! Look, the ivory keys are all blackened. To be honest, there's absolutely no truth to that! The owner explained: The blackened keys are entirely due to the elephant smoking too much.
Zen saying: If there were no absurdity, the world might become dull.
Professor asked: What would you do if you got 50 yuan extra from an ATM? Some students answered: I would return it to the cashier. Only one student said: I would keep the money. Everyone was skeptical.
The professor finally spoke: If it were me, I would try the ATM again.
Count of Monte Cristo: Assumptions are assumptions, reality is reality. I think if those students really encountered such a situation, few would likely return the money to the cashier.
Su Dongpo: But they are all too afraid to face their own weaknesses of human nature. In the face of morality, everyone hides their flaws.
Count of Monte Cristo: Actually, there's no need for that. We are all not saints, so why put on a false facade?
Su Dongpo: Sometimes, openly admitting fault and daring to reveal it can actually make people find it credible and endearing! Just like that professor.
Zen saying: People with open minds live the happiest lives because their hearts have no shadows.