It was a black bear with a white, crescent-shaped mark on its chest. It knelt there, looking like a human. Its body was very sturdy, and it was as tall as the person next to it standing up. It closed its eyes slightly and looked very focused and pious. However, a bear imitating people's prayers in such a serious situation was comical no matter how one looked at it. What was interesting was that there was a blue bag beside it. It seemed to have been carried by the black bear itself.
At this moment, someone reminded his companions in a low voice, "Don't be afraid, it's a bear raised by a family called Lassalu on the outskirts of Bethany on the other side of the river. It's raised like a human and has a good temper. It's often bullied by the children in the village." The frightened people heaved a sigh of relief.
Yola looked at the bear and said gently to the crowd, "Don't worry, it doesn't think of itself as a bear. Perhaps it doesn't understand what we're doing, but it's praying just like us. "
Until the sky darkened, the bear maintained its posture of prayer from beginning to end.
Finally, the sky was completely dark. The townspeople had all dispersed, leaving only Yola and his disciples under the tree. It was quiet all around, and the moonlight shone through the shadows of the tree silently. The bear finally stood up and used its slightly thick and short forelimbs to pick up the blue cloth bundle. It walked upright like a human with a pair of large bear paws and arrived in front of Yola.
It put the bag on the ground and bent down to open it with its front paws. There were a few pieces of bread and three apples inside. Bears were omnivores. If it was a bear raised by a human, this would be its food, but now it was offered to Yola.
Yola looked at the bread and apples and asked calmly, "You're offering your food to me. Do you have something to ask of me?"
The bear couldn't speak, but it seemed to understand Yola. It kept nodding its large head and raised its front paw to point upstream across the river with a pleading look on its face.
The disciples were all confused. Yola picked up the bag on the ground and stood up. "It wants to invite me to a place. Let's follow it."
Many people had asked Yola to treat them, even the most remote villages. However, this was the first time he had followed a bear in the middle of the night. Wasn't he afraid of danger in the middle of the night?
The disciples knew that their guide was fearless and curious, so they followed Yola to the river. The big bear walked into the river and swam to the other side. It stood up on the bank and shook its fur, obviously waiting for Yola and the others to go over.
Yola looked down at the blue bag in his hand and found that there were obvious teeth marks on it. The bear must have swum from the other side of the river with its head up with the bag in its mouth. The food in the bag was not even wet.
Then, something even more amazing happened. Yola stepped on the water with his staff and said to the disciples, "Yola, follow me." The disciples followed Jesus carefully. The ripples on the Jordan River became a footpath, and they walked over it with slight turbulence.
The bear turned again and began to walk upriver along a path, shuffling upright in the moonlight, neither too fast nor too slow, just long enough for York and the others to follow.
One of the disciples frowned and said, "That bear is really strong. Isn't it tired of standing and walking like that? "If," said Yt, "Yar on on on, Yola, King, Bear. If it's leading the way, why doesn't it walk faster? "
The one who spoke was called Judas. Yola had given him that name, but no one knew why Yola had given his disciples such a name. Yola smiled and said, "It's night and it's a black bear. It doesn't dare to walk too fast. It's afraid we'll lose it. Besides, you asked why it's walking on its feet. Aren't you walking on your feet? "
Judas was stunned and said, "I'm a human. Of course I can walk on my feet."
Yola smiled again. "People can walk on their feet, but newborns know it's easier to crawl than walk. I told you, the bear doesn't think of itself as a bear. It thinks of itself as a human. People walk on their feet, so of course it has to walk on its feet too. "
Judas scratched the back of his head and said, "That's interesting. How can there be such a bear?"
Yola explained patiently, "I've heard that babies raised by wolves in the mountains can't talk when they grow up. They'll act like wolves because they don't know they're human and no one has taught them how to be human. This bear should have been adopted since it was young. It hasn't seen other bears and thinks it's the same as humans. All its behavior is imitating humans. "
Hearing this, Judas seemed to have received some inspiration. He changed the topic and asked, "I'm afraid not all bears will be like this after being raised by humans. Not only is this bear especially smart and docile, but it also depends on how it's been treated. It's the same for humans.
Respected guide, I've been thinking about something today. When I was in town, everyone heard the same preaching, but their gains were different. Their understanding and reactions were also different. Some people will be grateful to you, but others will hate you and even want to harm you. Walking on this path, I feel like I can already see the future. "
Yola was still smiling. At the moment, his expression was a bit like Aesop's. He used a story as an analogy.
"God sent a farmer to sow the seeds of all things on the earth. Some seeds fell on thorns and could only grow in the cracks, carefully avoiding the thorns on the thorns. They were swallowed by the thorns before they could be harvested. Some seeds fell on shallow soil covered with gravel. If there was enough rain, they could germinate, but if the environment was bad, the new sprouts would wither. Some seeds fell on fertile and suitable soil, which was most worth cultivating. I might be that farmer, and you, the disciples who follow me, are the most fertile fields. But God scattered the seeds on the entire earth with the hope of harvesting. He didn't deliberately favor anyone, just as I preached to everyone. "
Judas nodded and understood what Yola meant. He couldn't help but praise the wisdom of the guide.
However, Yola sighed again under the night sky and said, "I've been to the far east and heard a saying from an even more distant place. It's from Kunlun, which is even further away than India, where I've been. A person called Tai Shang once said, 'Heaven and earth are heartless and treat all things as straw dogs.' I've said so much to you just now, but he only used one sentence to understand everything. I haven't reached that realm yet, and I'm still searching. So I can only talk to you about my own understanding. "
Judas fell into deep thought when he heard that. He continued to follow the bear beside Jorah, and the night grew darker. After a while, he seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but say, "Respected guide, you should be aware of what happened in the town yesterday and the day before. The appearance of the injured and the criminal wasn't a coincidence. It was clearly arranged by someone to make things difficult for you. You didn't make things difficult for them. You stuck to your beliefs and moved more people. However, in this way, some people will hate you even more. You're like a thorn in their hearts. Your existence will torture them until they can't eat or sleep in peace. "
Yola looked at the big black bear's staggering back with a smile. He made another analogy to his disciples. "We came to this world. Everything is unfamiliar and unknown. From unfamiliar to familiar, people have all kinds of relationships while dealing with each other. If there's such a kind of person, you've never hurt them. You've never done anything to hinder them. They're unwilling to accept what you say and the story you tell, but they feel that it hurts their thoughts. Therefore, they don't want you to appear and don't want you to say your own words again. What should you do? "
Judas thought for a moment and said, "Now that you mention it, I remember a lot of things. There really is such a kind of person in the world! It's not just because of the reason you just said that they don't want to see you appear. It's not because you've hurt them. It's even the simplest and funniest reason. Perhaps it's because you didn't do things the way they wanted you to do, but you obtained your own achievements. Therefore, when they think of you, they feel uncomfortable. When they see you, they feel inexplicably stimulated. "
Yola, who had always been serious, also said in a joking tone, "Then let them be excited or disgusted. They think they've found an orgasm! The pain in their souls is self-inflicted. You don't have to escape or change yourself. My appearance is only to guide those who are willing to accept the guidance, not because they want me to come, and not because they want me to go. To tell you the truth, do you think I care? If that kind of soul is not stung by me, I would feel sorry. "
Judas blinked, carefully reflecting on Yola's words, and did not say anything along the way.
That night, in the town on the other side of the river, the priests in the Holy Temple had already become somewhat angry. When they heard that Joseph had crossed the river, they unanimously decided to immediately send a letter to the elders of Salem, accusing Joseph of using the power of Satan to bewitch the people.
Yola was completely unaware of this, but Medanzo and Link, who were following in secret, knew it clearly. The two angels muttered to themselves, and Medanzo said, "Do these priests want to die? They live in the Temple of Allaha, and actually want to use the name of Allaha to frame Allaha, who has come to earth! "
Link said, "It seems that Yola doesn't know yet. Since we've met, we have to do something about it, right?"
Medanzo replied, "Don't worry, wait for the messenger to set off, and we'll take him down halfway. Throw it to Yola along with the secret letter he sent. It'll be a reminder. "
Of course, Yola, who was hurrying along, did not know the plan of the two angels. At this time, the sky was gradually brightening, and they had been trekking on foot all night, following a black bear that walked upright! One of the disciples said, "Why is it so far? Where does this bear want to take us?"
Yola shook his head and said, "I don't know where it's taking us, but it's obvious that it walked a long way to find me, which is not easy for a bear!"
