Her Passion for Insurance and Lotus Treasures

A step at a time, a vow of action in every step;

moving moments of life, giving completeness of joy.

A step at a time, a vow of action in every step;

the mission of the Dharma protector marches on.

一步一脚印 一步一愿行

感动生命的时刻 付出圆满喜乐

一步一脚印 一步一愿行

护法的使命传颂着

This song produced by Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia for a fund raising event came to my mind out of the blue. This is a nice and meaningful Buddhist hymn, but don’t be mistaken, I’m not selling this song by the Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia, instead, I would like to write about how this song is related to Lotus on Water.

Many people have this thought: Life is short, so why don’t we lead a successful life? A successful life is a decision on your part – you choose to succeed and that is why you chose Lotus Treasures.

That is the story of this client of ours, she has so much confidence and great passion for insurance. The warmth fuzzy feeling that she emits reminded me of Harlem Yu’s Passionate Desert (哈林的《热情的沙漠》 ：我的热情，好像一把火，燃烧了整个沙漠). She started her Lotus journey in September 2015 with her first Double Dragon jadeite ring! I’m sure many of you are familiar with her amazing encounter with Lotus, so what I am trying to bring across is that she has as much passion for Lotus on Water as she has for insurance – she has a passion for both insurance and Lotus treasures.    

Yes, you have made a wise choice for yourself and we cannot deny that.

But have you heard of this saying “vegetarian in practice but not at heart” (口素心不素 or斋口唔斋心 in Cantonese)? I believe many Buddhists would understand this, and indeed, this is what most people are like – practicing vegetarianism but spiritually not wanting to do so.

So why then do I compare “A step at a time, a vow of action in every step” with “Vegetarian in practice but not at heart”? And how is this related to Lotus on Water?

“A step at a time, a vow of action in every step”: Every step taken is a mark of respect and faith in the Dharma.

“Vegetarian in practice but not at heart”: Practicing vegetarianism but craving for meat in every thought.

If you have the attitude of “A step at a time, a vow of action in every step” like our lady client, the power of your Lotus treasures will increase exponentially along with the increase of your faith.  

-- Joo Yee, Assistant to Advisor

(Translated)