Apple Tree & the Boy

Monday, December 28, 2015

Apple Tree & the Boy

Long ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy used to come and play around it. He used to climb the tree and eat apples. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by. The little boy grew up and no longer played around the tree.

One day, the boy came back to the tree, looking sad. “Come, play with me” the tree said to the boy. “ I am no longer a kid. I don’t play around trees anymore, the boy replied. I need money to buy things for me. “

“Sorry . I don’t have money but you can pluck all my apples and sell them. Then you will have money”

The boy was very excited. He grabbed all the apples and left happily. The boy never came back after plucking the apples.

The tree was sad.

One day , the boy (now a young man) returned and the tree was excited . “Come with me” the tree said, “I don’t have time to play I have to work for my family . we need a house for shelter. Can you help Me?”

“Sorry , I don’t have a house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house, said the tree.

So , the boy cut down all the branches and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back The tree was again lonely and sad.

One hot summer, the boy (now a middle age man) returned and the tree was delighted “Come , play with me!” the tree said.

“I am getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?”

“Use my trunk to build your boat. You an sail far away and be happy” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never returned for a long time.

Finally , the boy returned (now an aged man) after many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for anymore” the tree said with tears “I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired, after all these years”, the boy replied.

Moved by the boy’s plight the tree said, “Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest. Come sit down with me and rest. The boy sat down. The tree was glad and smiled with tears.

The little story is for everyone . The tree is like our parents . when we are young, we love to play with them when we grow up, we leave them. And only come to them when we need something. No matter what, our parents are always there to give us everything they can afford to, for our happiness. You may think the boy was cruel to the tree, but that is how most of us are. Courtesy Wisdom

Quote from the True Charm and Power of Vedanta

Prayer in Daily Life

Since we are engaged in different types of activities, we are bound to get influenced by different types of people and surroundings. Sometimes, even our own mind creates problems for us . Success in work gives rise to egotism. Which leads to arrogance and a superiority complex. Failures make us depressed and create inferiority complex. Guided by our own impure intellect we err and try to justify it with futile arguments Sometimes, we neglect our duties and responsibilities and try to escape from problems, out of fear or weakness. To handle day-to-day affairs. We need to train our intellect, mind, emotions and feelings ,without which we cannot have a happy and peaceful life. This can easily be achieved by developing a prayerful attitude thought-out the day. In Christianity, this is known as ceaseless prayer. Asked by Arjuna Sri Krishna suggested some techniques. “Remember me constantly and then fight” Let us seek divine guidance remember Him and pray in Him for right understanding. Courtesy The power of Prayer and The Art of Positive Thinking

But, if He exists? 

I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a day. But if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me the 10 minutes joy that I derive 4m.

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