Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, Four-day Christmas Retreat in Florida, U.S.A. December 25, 2001 (Originally in English)

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Once there was a rabbit and a turtle who lived together. One day, the rabbit had a big headache, probably because he had eaten too many carrots, especially genetically modified carrots. They are very big and filling, and God knows what things they put in there. So all kinds of mixtures that might not agree with each other were fighting in his stomach. And when the stomach doesn't have enough space, it goes up to the head. So the rabbit got a headache.

So he asked the turtle, "Oh, brother, could you please go to the pharmacy and get me some headache medicine, because my head is pounding? I went to a party last night where they served such big carrots, and I ate too many. I also drank some carrot juice, and I got a hangover. So would you please go to the drug store and get me some headache medicine quickly? Quick!"

So, from his room, the turtle said, "OK!" But then one hour passed by; then two hours passed by, then three hours, then four hours. And the turtle was nowhere to be seen. And the hung-over rabbit was just staying in bed, feeling such a headache that he got really mad. He said, "This is such a stupid turtle! Wait until he comes back here. I will give him a piece of my mind! I have such a terrible headache like this, and where is he? The drug store is only around the corner. Such a stupid guy!" Then, fifteen minutes after he had spoken, he heard a reply from the turtle's room. And the turtle said, "Now that you are talking bad about me like that, I am not going anymore."