Old Story, Golden Moral By Sirshree

Magic of Awakening: "Once upon a time in a village, there was a man who used to break stones for a living. He used to go to the hills on the outskirts of the village for stone breaking. Once, while at work, a thought occurred to him – ‘I work hard all day to break these stones and people use them to build their mansions. How I wish that I had a mansion too!’ immediately there was a prophesy from the skies ‘All your wishes will be fulfilled.’ Indeed the man was graced with a beautiful mansion. He spent a few days in joy.

One day, a king’s convoy was passing by his mansion. Seeing the king seated in lavish comfort on an elephant, he thought ‘Wow! It must be so wonderful to be a king and go around in such luxury. I wish I were a king…’ His wish was immediately granted."

Having become a king, he used to roam around in his cavalcade. After spending a few days enjoying this luxury, he began to feel hot inside his carriage. It was summer and he was perspiring in the severe heat. A thought struck him ‘The sun seems to be stronger than the king. If only, I could be the king…!’

He did become the sun, but his happiness lasted only till the end of summer. With the onset of the rainy season, the sky was overcast. The clouds veiled the sun. He felt ‘The clouds seem to be more powerful than the sun; I wish I were a cloud. Presto! He became a cloud. He was thrilled to wander as a cloud in the sky. As you might expect, strong winds began to shove the clouds from one end to the other. While being jostled thus, he thought ‘The wind is stronger than the clouds. I would love to be the wind…’ No sooner did this thought arise, then he became the wind.

   However, having been through the entire journey with awareness, Stonebreaker now remained always happy. (image curtsy : Wikipedia)

Delighted to be the wind, he was blowing all over. He uprooted many trees in glee. But he realized that he could not budge the hill. The hill blocked his movement. This meant that the hill prevailed over the wind. He thought, ‘It would be better to be a hill….’

"With this thought, he became a hill. After a few days, there came a man who started striking the hill for stones. ‘The person striking the stone appears to be dominant over the hill’. Upon getting this thought in his mind, he once again became the stonebreaker.

Thus, this man went through the whole journey from being a stone breaker till he returned to the life of a stonebreaker with awareness. Having been through all these experiences, he no longer desired to change his job. He continued stone breaking for the rest of his life. However, having been through the entire journey with awareness, he now remained always happy."

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