This is another beautiful story from my dad’s bag of stories which he always carries with him to make me understand the importance of certain basic things in life. He narrated this to me when I was a teenager and was tensed about petty things in life however, I can relate to this even more after growing up. I am sure all of us would be able to relate and learn the way of living life from it. Once a man named Rakesh had borrowed certain amount of money from his neighbor Jagdish which he had promised to return it in a month. He borrowed money to start his business but unfortunately material he had procured wasn’t sold until then hence he was not able to arrange for the funds to pay back Jagdish on time. In the middle of that cold December night, Rakesh was sweating with anxiety and stress that he won’t be able to return Jagdish’s money the next morning. He was walking in the hallway the entire night thinking what would he tell Jadish, what would be Jagdish’s reaction, would he understa...
Right there on his farm there were a couple of children playing and jumping around. Tired from his search, he asked the children if they could help him find the watch and that anyone who is successful would be rewarded. The children were excited both with the adventure and the prospect of the hefty reward. They went in and began their search. They scanned through and around the entire stack of hay but still couldn’t find the watch.
Just as the disappointed farmer was about to
give up looking for his watch, a little boy went up to him and asked if he
could be given another chance. Hoping against the hopes, the farmer looked at
the boy and seeing his sincerity thought he definitely deserved a chance and it
was worth giving a shot. The little boy went in the barn and in a very short
while came back out with the watch in his hand. The farmer was absolutely
delighted but simultaneously surprised. What he himself and other children
together could not do, one little lad had done it single handily. So, he asked
the boy how he had succeeded when everyone else had failed.
With a charming smile, the boy replied, “well it
was very simple sir. All I did was, I just sat on the ground and listened. And
in that silence, I could very easily hear the ticking of the watch. And then
all I did was to trace the direction of the sound of ticking and here we found your
watch.”The influenced and thankful farmer then rewarded the boy as he had
promised him.
When we are worked up with a tough the situation
in our lives, there is a lot of noise created by our negative thoughts, and
negative emotions, our frustrations, our worries, our anxieties. In that worked-up state and loud mental noise, it’s hard to find our answers, it’s hard to
figure out the solutions. But when you calm down and just sit back and silence
your mind, in that stillness, in that state of peace and in that state of calm,
you are able to listen to your true inner voice which would help you find the
right direction to move with.Practice a few minutes of silence every day, going
beyond your thoughts, beyond your emotions, beyond your feelings and connect
your inner self.
“It’s magical because silence isn’t empty, it is
full of answers.” – Gautama Buddha.
So, whenever you have a “set-back”, “sit back”
and listen to your inner voice.
Inner voice is always the best way to analyse what to do and what not !
ReplyDeleteReally ur right
DeleteAn amazing take on the need for patience and stability in life.
ReplyDeleteThis is the science behind the maditation
ReplyDeleteSilence is beautiful and calm, it helps you think better !
ReplyDeleteLovely
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ReplyDeleteGreat work
ReplyDeleteGood
ReplyDeleteSo true!
ReplyDeleteI'm just speechless!
ReplyDeleteGut feeling should always be considered!
ReplyDeleteEveryone who wills can hear d inner voice.. Grt work
ReplyDeleteGood work👍
ReplyDeleteNoted !!
ReplyDeleteGreat work!!!
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