3 bananas in the Morning and 4 in the Afternoon:
Zhuangzi told this story to his disciples to make a point.
Once a zookeeper said to his monkeys: "You'll get 3 bananas in the Morning and 4 in the afternoon."
All monkeys are upset.
"OK. How about 4 bananas in Morning and 3 in the afternoon?"
Hearing this, the monkeys are content.
One should realize that sometimes a change in phrasing does not represent a real change.
A Man Who Loves Sea Gulls
A man who lived by the sea loved seagulls. Every morning at daybreak he would go to the seaside and play with the gulls. Hundreds of gulls would come to him and not fly away.
His father said, "I heard that seagulls like to play with you. Catch a few for me so that I can play with them too."
The next morning when he went to the seaside the seagulls swooped about in the skies but none came down to him.
One may try, but unable to, hide one's inner thoughts. Even birds and animals can sense one's true feelings.
