There were 2 monks and they were crossing a river called Desire. Of the two monks one was old and one was young. When they came to the banks of the river, they saw a young, beautiful girl from the city pacing frantically.
The younger monk walked on, but the older one stopped to talk to the girl and see if he could help her.She said she wanted to cross the river but could not as she did not know how to swim.The older monk offered to carry her on his back and cross the river, which they all did. They crossed the river, the girl got off the monk’s back and she went her way and the two monks went their way
The next day the younger monk asked the older monk “Master, was her body, too heavy for you to carry? Did her youthfulness disturb your mind? Did her long hair disturb your face as we waded across the river? Did her wet clothes make you feel uncomfortable “
The older monk replied “My dear, I carried her, dropped her at the bank yesterday, and forgot all about it, why are you still carrying her till now? Why are you disturbed till now when you had nothing to do with it?
Message
Most of the stress we have is in our minds and our own creation .This is because of what others do or do not do; because of what others have .The despair is because of what we do not have. Let go, for what was not yours and it will cease to disturb
very rightly said sir....
ReplyDeletelet go!!!
their is a saying by JOHN BERRY-
"the bird of paradise alights only,
upon the hand that does not grasp it"