Warrior of Light

Here are some excerpts from "The Warrior of Light " by Paulo Coelho which I'm reading currently .
May we all find the light in us .

Making the field fertile
The Zen master entrusted the disciple with looking after the rice paddy. In the first year, the disciple watched to make sure that the necessary water was never missing; the rice grew strong and the harvest was good.
In the second year, he had the idea of adding a little fertiliser, the rice grew fast and the harvest was bigger.
In the third year, he used more fertiliser. The harvest was still bigger, but the rice sprouted small and lacklustre.
- If you continue increasing the amount of manure, you will have nothing worth having next year – said the master.
“You strengthen someone when you help a little. But you weaken someone if you help a lot.”

The way of the tiger
The man was walking through the forest when he saw a crippled fox.
"How does she feed herself?" he thought.
At that moment, a tiger approached with an animal in its jaws. It satisfied its hunger and left what remained for the fox.
"If God helps the fox then he will help me too”, he thought. He returned to his house, locked the door and waited for Heaven to send him food.
Nothing happened. When he was getting too weak to go out and work, an angel appeared.
- Why did you decide to imitate the lame fox? - asked the angel. – Get up, take your tools and follow the way of the tiger!

Would anyone know the difference
A father took his two boys to play mini-golf. At the ticket office he wanted to know the price.
- Five coins for adults, three for those over six years. Under six years entry is free.
- One of them is three, the other seven. I’ll pay for the oldest.
- You are silly – said the ticket seller. You could have saved three coins, saying that the oldest was under six; I would never have known the difference.
- That may be, but the boys would know. And they would remember the bad example for ever.