A 4 yr old boy was in the market with his 6 yr old sister...Suddenly the boy found that his sister was lagging behind.He stopped and looked back.His sister was standing in front of a toy shop and was watching something with great interest.The boy went back to her and asked,"Do you want something?" The sister pointed at the doll. The boy held her hand and like a responsible elder brother, gave that doll to her.The sister was very very happy... The shopkeeper was watching everything and getting amused to see the matured behaviour of the boy... Now the boy came to the counter and asked the shopkeeper,"What is the cost of this doll,Sir!" The shopkeeper was a cool man and had experienced the odds of life.So he asked the boy with a lot of love n affection," Well,What can you pay?" The boy took out all the shells that he had collected from sea shore,from his pocket and gave them to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper took the shells and started counting as if he were counting the currency. Then he looked at the boy.The boy asked him worriedly,"Is it less?" The shopkeeper said,"No,No... These are more than the cost.So I will return the remaining." Saying so,he kept only 4 shells with him and returned the remaining. The boy, very happily kept those shells back in his pocket and went away with his sister...
A servant in that shop got very surprised watching all these.He asked his master," Sir!You gave away such a costly doll just for 4 shells???"
The shopkeeper said with a smile,"Well,For us these are mere shells.But for that boy,these shells are very precious.And at this age he does not understand what money is,but when he will grow up,he definitely will. And when he would remember that he purchased a doll with the Shells instead of Money,he will remember Me and think that world is full of Good people.He will develop positive thinking..Thats it..."
We get flooded with messages on WhatsApp and social media every day, and the constant ping-ping can be annoying! I regularly clear my chats to stay clutter-free, but sometimes, I lose messages worth reading and sharing. So, I decided to create this little diary—a collection of meaningful messages, not just the ones I’ve received but also those worth sharing across social platforms. These are messages that I found inspiring, thought-provoking, or simply too good to let go.
Tuesday, 29 December 2015
World has positive people.. shared by Mr. Amit Gandhare on Whatsapp
Sunday, 6 December 2015
OshO CHAPTER 7. FRIENDLINESS RISES HIGHER THAN LOVE
When I was a postgraduate in the university, one very beautiful girl was also studying the same subjects as me.
For two years we remained studying the same subjects – philosophy, religion and
psychology – and then finally we had to depart.
She was a rich girl, the daughter of the collector of the city. I had gone out. Her car was waiting – and perhaps she was also waiting; there was no need for her to sit inside the car and wait.
It took two years for her to say to me, ”I have been very much frustrated. I wanted you to say to me, ‘I love you.’”
I said, ”Love is not an expectation; and if it is an expectation, frustration is bound to happen.”
Why does the whole world look so frustrated?
For the simple reason that you have so many expectations.
I told the girl, ”What you are saying today you should have told me the first time you started feeling love towards me.”
She said, ”The gone is gone; we cannot go back to the past. But this is my last day in the city. I was staying with my father here, because he is the collector, but my whole family lives in New Delhi.
By the evening I will be gone.
So I gathered courage and asked you, ‘I love you.
Can you not promise me that whenever you will love I should be given the priority?’”
I said, ”I cannot promise about the future – the future is absolutely unknown.
I cannot even promise for tomorrow or the next moment.”
To me, promising shows the retardedness of the mind.
Every promise is going to be a trouble because you are unaware of a simple fact: the future is absolutely unknown.
Where you will land tomorrow nobody knows.
Any promise is irreligious, because it shows a stupid mind that cannot understand the future.
The Messiah, Vol 2
Saturday, 5 December 2015
Welcome cup Tea... very touching...
A group of 15 solders led by a Major were on their way to the post in Himalayans where they would be deployed for the next 3 months. The batch who would be relieved waiting anxiously.
It was cold winter & intermittent snowfall made the treacherous climb more difficult.
If someone could offer a cup of tea. . the major thought, knowing it was a futile wish..
They continued for an hour before they came across a dilapidated structure, which looked like a tea shop but locked. It was late in the night.
"No tea boys, bad luck", said the major. But he suggested all take some rest there as they have been walking for 3 hours.
"Sir, this is a tea shop and we can make tea... We will have to break the lock", suggested one solder.
The officer was in great dilemma to the unethical suggestion but the thought of a steaming cup of tea for the tired solders made him to give the permission.
They were in luck, the place had everything needed to make tea and also packets of biscuits.
The solders had tea & biscuits and were ready for the remaining journey.
The major thought, they had broken open lock and had tea & biscuits without the permission of the owner. But they're not a band of thieves but disciplined soldiers.
He took out a Rs 1000/- note from his wallet, placed it on the counter, pressed under sugar container, so that the owner can see.
The officer was now relieved of his guilt. He ordered to put the shutter down and proceed.
Three months passed, they continued to do gallantly in their works and were lucky not to loose anyone from the group in the intense insurgency situation.
It was time for another team to replace them.
Soon they were on their way back and stopped at the same tea shop which was open and owner was present in the shop.
The owner an old man will meager resources was very happy to greet 15 customers.
All of them had tea and biscuits. They talked to the old man about his life and experience specially selling tea at such a remote place.
The old man had many stories to tell, replete with his faith in God.
"Oh, Baba, if God is there, why should He keep you in such poverty?", commented one of them.
"Do not say like that Sahib! God actually is there, I got a proof 3 months ago."
"I was going through very tough times because my only son had been severely beaten by terrorist who wanted some information from him which he did not have. I had closed my shop to take my son to hospital. Some medicines were to be purchased and I had no money. No one would give
me loan for fear of the terrorists. There was no hope, Sahib".
"And that day Sahib, I prayed to God for help. And Sahib, God walked into my shop that day."
"When I returned to my shop, I found lock broken, I felt I was finished, I lost whatever little I had. But then I saw that God had left Rs 1000/ under the sugar pot. I can't tell you Sahib what that money was worth that day. God exists Sahib. He does."
The faith in his eyes were unflinching.
Fifteen pairs of eyes met the eyes of the officer and read the order in his eyes clear and unambiguous, "Keep quiet".
The officer got up and paid the bill. He hugged the old man and said, "Yes Baba, I know God does exist. And yes, the tea was wonderful."
The the 15 pairs of eyes did not miss to notice the moisture building up in the eyes of their officer, a rare sight.
The truth is u can be God to anyone.