Birds in the Heart - Holding onto Water

The Dharma tells us to toss aflictions into "Emptiness."
How do we explain this "Emptiness?"
It means that nothing can be preserved,
nothing is everlasting, and everything dissolves ultimately.
"Emptiness" is anything tht may disappear,
that may cease to exist.
It is also called "Impermanence."
We should know that all and every sorts of things in this
world are impermanent.
Hoping to capture and hold on to the impermanent
is like a child trying to catch water with his hands.
Even if a handful or water has been scooped up,
it will leak away after a short while.
Even though we may have gotten hold of some water,
it will leak away, or it may dry out.
Everything we have or own in this human realm is just
like the water that we are trying to hold in our hands.
It will be lost, even though we think that we have gained it.
This is the meaning of "Emptiness."