Thus have I heard, the below poignant and hilarious accounts are based on actual concurrent incidents…
The old abbot of a temple
had a terrible toothache.
So bad was it that it was debilitating…
affecting his nerves literally.
The hospital stay was humbling to him.
根据的我听说的，下面讲的辛酸和滑稽的故事是建立在同时发生的真实事件上的。
一个寺院里的一个老和尚
的牙痛得很厉害。
疼得如此厉害，以至于使老和尚虚弱……
如字面所说，折磨他的神经。
在住院期间，他感到自我的卑微。
It made him reflect
about the importance of spiritual cultivation
before his time in this life ran out.
He wanted to practice well.
这使得他反思到
在他此生的生命结束之前
精神修养的重要性。
他想更好地修行。