According to the book “Ba Gia Chu Tu”, in the past there were two close friends, Ly Phu and Trong Ngu, both families were well off and lived close to each other. Ly Phu had a charitable heart and often helped the disabled and poor, so he won the sympathy of many people. Trong Ngu, on the other hand, has a grumpy personality, only knows how to collect things, never does any charity work, and people want to stay away from him. After the country encountered a mutiny, bandits arose, both of their career assets were wiped out, each person fled to a different place. Ly Phu had been grateful to many people, so he was helped and prosperous. On the contrary, Trong Ngu was ignored and had to work hard or to beg, which was truly miserable. One day, by chance, the two of them met. Ngu thought that Ly Phu was blessed, so people supported him in prosperity, while he was unlucky, so he was struggling. Ly Phu replied: – Because in the past, when you had a lot of money but were not generous in giving alms, now you are in dire poverty, so no one came to help. Happiness or disaster are created by us ourselves.
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