Many of us would have heard this story in our childhood days….yet I’m sharing this for a small recollection….
Once there was a saint who used to perform his religious rites by the banks of a river. One day, after completing his rites he sat under a tree to meditate. An ant slowly came near him and started biting severely. After sometime the ant tried to climb up the tree and while doing so fell into the water. Not knowing to swim it was struggling to reach the bank. Driven by pity and compassion, the saint plucked a leaf from the tree and threw it into the water. The ant heaved a sigh of relief and slowly reached the bank by clinging to it.
The same happened on the next couple of days also. A man who was working by the side of the river was perplexed to see this. He coudn’t contain his curiosity. So he went to the saint and asked , “Oh learned sir! I have seen this ant biting you invariably everyday. But you keep saving it without nursing grudges. Don’t you get angry at all?”
The saint smiled and replied humbly, “Biting is the nature of ants….but to save a soul in trouble is the duty of a human being”.
The saint’s answer is short and simple but when pondered upon teaches us so many values.
Forgiveness,symapthy and empathy are some of the greatest gifts given by God to humans. So its our moral duty to be compassionate. Also developing grudge and retaliating is not going to benefit us in anyway.
Someone hurt you? Don’t hurt back….forgive and be how you were….
Someone is acting in front of you but talking behind your back?Understand and learn a lesson but don’t talk back about that person….
Someone betrayed you?Be careful the next time but don’t retaliate….
Someone din’t recognize you for what you have done to them? It’s ok!after all you din’t do that to get their recognition!
Be open to changes for the better but don’t change your values for the sake of others….if u do so there is no end to it and you have to keep changing for every person you come across. So be yourself!
Because in the end it’s going to be between God and you….it was never between them and you! :)
Once there was a saint who used to perform his religious rites by the banks of a river. One day, after completing his rites he sat under a tree to meditate. An ant slowly came near him and started biting severely. After sometime the ant tried to climb up the tree and while doing so fell into the water. Not knowing to swim it was struggling to reach the bank. Driven by pity and compassion, the saint plucked a leaf from the tree and threw it into the water. The ant heaved a sigh of relief and slowly reached the bank by clinging to it.
The same happened on the next couple of days also. A man who was working by the side of the river was perplexed to see this. He coudn’t contain his curiosity. So he went to the saint and asked , “Oh learned sir! I have seen this ant biting you invariably everyday. But you keep saving it without nursing grudges. Don’t you get angry at all?”
The saint smiled and replied humbly, “Biting is the nature of ants….but to save a soul in trouble is the duty of a human being”.
The saint’s answer is short and simple but when pondered upon teaches us so many values.
Forgiveness,symapthy and empathy are some of the greatest gifts given by God to humans. So its our moral duty to be compassionate. Also developing grudge and retaliating is not going to benefit us in anyway.
Someone hurt you? Don’t hurt back….forgive and be how you were….
Someone is acting in front of you but talking behind your back?Understand and learn a lesson but don’t talk back about that person….
Someone betrayed you?Be careful the next time but don’t retaliate….
Someone din’t recognize you for what you have done to them? It’s ok!after all you din’t do that to get their recognition!
Be open to changes for the better but don’t change your values for the sake of others….if u do so there is no end to it and you have to keep changing for every person you come across. So be yourself!
Because in the end it’s going to be between God and you….it was never between them and you! :)
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