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This 2 Shall Pass..----. A Beautiful Story

Dear All,

Good morning to all of u and have a divine blessed day ahead …..

This is an wonderful story. Thought to share with my friends...and I am sure all with enjoy reading this.

Regards,
Ravishankar.G
 
Once a King called upon all his wise men and asked them,"Is  there a mantra or suggestion which works in every situation, in every circumstance, in every place and in every time. Something which can help  me when none of you is available to advise me. Tell me is there any mantra?"    

 All wise men were puzzled by King's question. One answer for all questions?  Something that works everywhere, in every situation? In every joy,every sorrow, every defeat and every victory? They thought and thought.

After a lengthy discussion, an old man suggested something which appealed to all of them. They went to the king and gave him something written on paper. But the condition was that king was not to see it out of curiosity. Only in extreme danger, when the King finds himself alone and  there seems to be no way, only then he'll have to see it. The King put the papers under his Diamond ring.

After a few days, the neighbours attacked the Kingdom. It was a collective surprise attack of the King's enemies. King and his army fought bravely but lost the battle. King had to flee on his horse. The enemies were following him. His horse took him far away in the jungle. He could hear many troops of horses following him and the noise was coming closer and closer. 
                                   
Suddenly the King found himself standing at the end of the road - that road was not going anywhere. Underneath there was a rocky valley  thousand feet deep. If he jumped into it, he would be finished. And he could not return because it was a small road. The sound of enemy's horses was approaching fast. King became restless. There seemed to be no  way.
 
Then suddenly he saw the Diamond in his ring shining in the sun, and he remembered the message hidden in the ring. He opened the diamond and read the message. The message was very small but very great. The message was – “This too shall pass."

The King read it. Again read it. Suddenly something struck him- Yes! It too  will pass. Only a few days ago, I was enjoying my kingdom. I was the mightiest of all the Kings. Yet today, the Kingdom and all his pleasure have gone. I am here trying to escape from enemies. However when those days of luxuries have gone, this day of danger too will pass. Calm came on his face.

He kept standing there. The place where he was standing was full of natural beauty. He had never known that such a beautiful place was also a  part of his Kingdom. The revelation of the message had a great effect on him. He relaxed and forgot about those following him.

After a few minutes he realised that the noise of the horses and the enemy coming was receding. They moved into some other part of the mountains and were not on that path. The King was very brave. He reorganised his army and fought again. He defeated the enemy and regained his lost empire.
 
When he returned to his empire after victory, he was received with much fan fare at the door. The whole capital was rejoicing in the victory. Everyone was in a festive mood. Flowers were being thrown on the King from every house, from every corner.

People were dancing and singing. For a moment King said to himself," I am one of the bravest and greatest King. It is not easy to defeat me.:

With all the reception and celebration he saw an ego emerging in him.

Suddenly the Diamond of his ring flashed in the sunlight and reminded him of the message. He opened it and read it again: "This too shall pass" He became silent. His face went through a total change -from the egoist he moved to a state of utter humbleness.

If this too is going to pass, it is not yours.The defeat was not yours, the victory is not yours. You are just a watcher. Everything passes by. We are witness of all this.. We are the perceivers.

Life comes and goes.Happiness comes and goes. Sorrow comes and goes.

Regards & Chant the Mahamantra:
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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Comment by Eva Libre on March 3, 2011 at 5:49pm

Thanks for sharing this beautiful story with us Ravi.

Quote of the moment:

"PEACE
NOT WAR
GENEROSITY
NOT GREED
EMPATHY
NOT HATE
CREATIVITY
NOT DESTRUCTION
EVERYBODY
NOT JUST US"

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