There is a story about bitter gourd:

A group of believers are going on a pilgrimage. Master took out a bitter gourd and said to his disciple, "Take it with you, remember to soak it in every holy river you pass and worship it in every temple you worship."

Disciple Yi Yan. When they came back, they gave bitter gourd to Master, who told them to cook dinner.

At dinner, master took a bite and said seriously, "How strange! After soaking so much holy water and entering so many temples, this bitter gourd has not become sweet. "

This is really a touching revelation. Bitter gourd is bitter and will not change because of holy water and temples; Love is bitter, so is the essence of life that love produces. Those of us who have tasted the great pain of feelings and life can't tell others that lovelorn is a happy thing, because it is too bitter, and this degree will never change. But people who don't eat bitter gourd will never know that bitter gourd is bitter. As long as the average person is mentally prepared and cooks this bitter gourd, the first bite is bitter when eating, and the second or third bite is not so bitter!

Our life is the same, we don't expect bitter gourd to become sweet, but we are always ready to suffer. It is a wise attitude to really know the taste of suffering.