Nanda Thein Zan - Behind the Appearance

We talked about the man who sat in the "blue sky" and "fell into the sky."

"Sitting in the Blue Sky..." refers to a group of us teachers sitting and chatting while eating and drinking at the "Blue Sky Restaurant" on the grounds of Pathein Degree College.

The physicist explained that objects fall to the ground due to the Earth's gravity, and that "centrifugal force" occurs depending on the Earth's rotation. If the centrifugal force, depending on the Earth's rotation, exceeds the Earth's gravity, then a person falling from above would no longer be able to fall to the ground, but would only be able to fall to the sky.

Then the physics teacher continued talking about quantum mechanics and Einstein's theory of 'relativity'.

The wind blowing in from the three steps of the lake ruffled the physicist's black and white hair. Then, his face, which was matted with black hair, seemed to match his mature, thoughtful face.

As I turned my face towards the wind that was coming in again, my eyes fell on a group of young people who were giving up on the lake.

The tall, slender young man's movements, as he loosens the rope and then tightens it again and again, are the most harmonious.

"Once, an astronomer met Einstein. He said that man is an insignificant object compared to the universe, as insignificant as a speck on paper with a sharp pencil, and that human life is so insignificant that Einstein said that only this insignificant person knows about the universe. Yes, man is small, but he can understand the secrets of the natural world. Man is the most intelligent being in the universe. In the middle of the world, man does not need to be insignificant."

Another person further discussed the above physics teacher's opinion. Another person said that social problems and social conflicts cannot be solved with just theoretical knowledge of physics, natural science, and mathematics. In solving social problems, we need a kind of knowledge that can analyze and analyze situations.

Another person is the monk of Kantawmin Monastery.

He recited a verse of the love letter, “Do not tighten or loosen, like a boat or a raft, do not loosen your knowledge, like a fisherman, like a fishing line.” After reciting this verse, he said, “When solving social problems, you cannot calculate how much to tighten or how much to loosen with mathematics. You cannot solve social problems with formulas. You must use a method of observing and analyzing situations with sensitivity and balance.”

"If you can't assess the situation..."

"If you don't know how to spin a rope, the rope will break and the fish will die."

"Is it too dark?"

"If you want to bury it, you will bury it. That way, you won't get where you want to go any faster."

They were laughing as they spoke to each other.

As I pondered the terms 'fishing net' and 'kite net', my attention returned to the shore.

They kept talking about bees.

A teacher

"It would be good if they could carry nectar like bees. The bees also get nectar. By carrying nectar like this, they not only do not harm the plants, but also transfer pollen to the flowers and the entire flower garden blooms beautifully. That's how it is. If you solve social problems with knowledge, you won't hurt him or yourself. He or she will benefit, you will benefit, and social conflicts will be reduced," he said.

A teacher with a broad forehead and a full mustache listened with a nod of his head.

"You talk about bees, I'll talk about swords," he began, then elaborated on the story of three swordsman brothers in ancient Japan. If you remove his gang members, it would look like this:

A master swordsman, a father, taught his three sons swordsmanship for many years. After teaching them, the master wanted to test the skills of his three sons.

So the father of the martial arts master informed his three sons who were far away, “There is a meeting that all the disciples will attend on a certain day, at a certain time, and at a certain place, and all three sons must attend that meeting without fail.”

The father of the martial arts master had a plan to test the sons who would enter the meeting hall. The door to the meeting hall was left ajar, and on the doorframe above it was a sign.