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 that the black bear had carried it himself.
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 like us. "
Until the sky darkened, the bear maintained its posture of prayer from beginning to end.
Finally, the sky was completely dark and the townspeople had all dispersed. Only Yola and his disciples were left under the tree. It was quiet everywhere, and the moonlight shone through the shadows of the trees. 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. However, it was now 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 expression.
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, knowing that their guide had nothing to fear, followed the curious follower to the river. The big bear walked into the river and swam to the other side. It stood up on the shore and shook its fur. Obviously, it was waiting for Yue Mo and the others to come over.
Yola looked down at the blue bag in his hand and saw that there were obvious teeth marks on it. The bear must have swum over from the other side of the river with the bag in its mouth. The food in the bag wasn't even wet.
What happened next was even more amazing. Yola stepped onto the water with his staff and said to his disciples, "Follow me." The disciples followed Jesus cautiously, and the ripples on the Jordan River became a footpath. The water was still slightly turbulent, and they walked over it.
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? A bear can run much faster than this if it puts its front paws down on all fours. Since it's leading the way for us, why doesn't it walk faster? "
The one who spoke was called Judas, which was the name Yola gave him. No one knew why Yola gave his disciples such a name. Hearing the question, Yola smiled and replied, "It's night, and it's a black bear. It doesn't dare to walk too fast, afraid that we'll lose it. Besides, you're asking why it's walking on its feet. Aren't you walking upright yourself? "
Judas was stunned and said in confusion, "I'm a human. Of course I can walk on my feet."
Yola smiled again. "People can and can walk on their feet, but newborn babies know that it's easier to crawl than walk. I said that bear doesn't think of itself as a bear at all. In its mind, it thinks of itself as a human. People walk on their feet, so of course it has to walk on its feet. "
Judas scratched the back of his head and said, "That's interesting. How can there be such a bear?"
Yola explained patiently, "I heard that babies raised by wolves in the mountains won't be able to speak when they grow up. Their behavior will also become wolf-like because they don't know that 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 that it's the same as humans. All its behavior is imitating humans. "
Hearing this, Judas seemed to have received some kind of inspiration. He changed the topic and asked, "I'm afraid that 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. In fact, humans are the same.
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 this moment, his expression was somewhat similar to that of Aesop. He used a story as an analogy.
"God sent a farmer to sow the seeds of all things on the earth. Some of the 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 also germinate, but if the environment was slightly bad, the new seedlings 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. However, 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 in his heart.
However, Yola sighed again under the curtain of the night and said, "I've been to the far east and heard a saying from an even more distant place. That's Kunlun, which is even further away than India, where I've been before. A person called Tai Shang once said, 'The world is heartless and treats 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. Therefore, I can only talk to you about my own understanding. "
Judas fell into deep thought. He continued to follow the bear beside Yola. The night gradually darkened. After a while, he seemed to think of something and couldn't help but say, "Respected guide, you should be clear about what happened in that 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 weren't made 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 into 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. The words you say, the stories you tell, they're unwilling to accept, 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 only 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 most hilarious 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 a kind of climax! The pain in their souls is self-inflicted. You don't have to escape or change yourself because of that. 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 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. Throwing it to Yola along with the secret letter he sent out can be considered 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 with a black bear walking 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 is taking us, but it's obvious that it has walked a long way to find me. How difficult it is for a bear!"
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