To Realm of Happiness – The Parable
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Once upon a time the king announced in one of the towns of
his kingdom that a calamity would fall upon the town that very night and that
all must escape in a hurry to other parts of the kingdom. All were requested to
escape with no more luggage than they could carry on their person and run to
the airport where planes were ready to take them away to safer parts. They
would be provided all they need to live in new areas of the kingdom.
Johnny had a pretty but modest house in town and there
was nothing of great value in his home, therefore he was not sorry to leave it
all behind and rush to the airport. He looked forward to the magic of a new
beginning in a new town. Warren his neighbor was very rich and owned an expensive
mansion that had fittings of gold and expensive art works on walls, precious
Persian carpets on floors and everything else that a rich man can afford. He
was in tears and heart broken that he could not take it with him to the new
town. On the way Johnny tried to console him.
At the airport the clerk gave Warren a boarding pass, he said, “I am sorry
you are so sad, this is your boarding pass to a town with many others like
you.”
Next he gave Johnny a boarding pass and said, “This is to a town
where dwell happy souls, birds sing all day and fields are littered with pretty
flowers of many shapes and colors.”
Johnny protested, “It is Warren who is sadder, why did you not give
him a boarding pass to a happy town too?”
The Clerk replied, “His mind is too stressed and occupied to
listen to song of birds or look at pretty flowers. The happy are compassionate
and in the happy town all shall become sad with the likes of him. Let him go to
his own kind so that they may console each other or if necessary beat each on head to
knock out their irrational greed.”
The story teller cried, “Verily, verily I say it is very difficult for very rich to enter realms of happiness.”
Lovely parable with a deep message,dear Ashok ji.
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Who have no mind
and no time
for the pretty flowers
and the song of birds
the trees around
and the flowing river
how can they find happiness
being blind to its source
and the one with no worries and cares
has friends among flowers and birds
the trees around and the flowing river
happy and contended at all times
with nothing they live a fuller life
things don't matter in life
but being alive to the nature's gifts
how much happiness they bring
and the way the soul soars and sings
what more in life do we need!
with regards
Vinod
A truly beautiful poem Vinod with a lovely message all must hear. While it is posted here, please share it more widely too on teottet. Mevh71, your blog etc if you get the time. Thanks for posting it
ReplyDeleteSpelling :That was on twitter, mech71
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