A man was taking shelter from the rain under an eave when he saw Guanyin Bodhisattva passing by, holding an umbrella. He pleaded, "Guanyin Bodhisattva, please save all sentient beings. Could you guide me as well?" Guanyin replied, "I am in the rain and you are under the eave; there is no rain under the eave, so you do not need my salvation." The man immediately stepped out from under the eave and into the rain, saying, "Now I am also in the rain. Is it time to save me now?" Guanyin said, "You are in the rain, and I am in the rain. I am not drenched because I have an umbrella; you are being drenched because you do not. Therefore, it is not I who saves myself, but the umbrella that saves me. If you wish to be saved, do not seek me; go and find your own umbrella." With that, she walked away. The next day, the man encountered a difficult situation and went to the temple to seek Guanyin's help. Upon entering the temple, he discovered someone else was bowing before the Guanyin statue. The person looked exactly like Guanyin. The man asked, "Are you Guanyin?" The person replied, "I am indeed Guanyin." The man then asked, "Then why are you bowing to yourself?" Guanyin smiled and said, "I have also encountered difficulties, but I know that It is better to rely on oneself than to seek help from others."
