TWO MONKS

Two monks on a pilgrimage came to the ford of a river. There they saw a girl dressed in all her finery, obviously not knowing what to do since the river was high and she did not want to spoil her clothes. Without more ado, one of the monks took her on his back, carried her across and put her down on dry ground on the other side.
Then the monks continued on their way. But the other monk after an hour started complaining, "Surely it is not right to touch a woman; it is against the commandments to have close contact with women. How could you go against the rules of monks?"
The monk who had carried the girl walked along silently, but finally he remarked, " I set her down by the river an hour ago, why are you still carrying her?"




I wish to share this inspiring story which my friend emailed me, indeed, I heard this story from my sister few years ago.

放下，is an action that needs wisdom and courage.

Are you hate/dislike anyone?
DO you remember somethings bad that someone done to you?
DO you feeling sad when you cant get branded stuffs/your favourite team lose?......
these are just few examples showing you are still "carrying" them...

Anyway, life is a non-stop learning process. Dont worry if you are still 执著 on somethings, you are not alone, at least I'm accompanying you..haha...
执著 can drives you to great success, but can destroy you too. How to fully utilise "执著" is depends on your wisdom, which is a much higher level intangible skill...lol

Anyway, what is the 执著 in English ar??