vichitra
September 11th, 2004, 02:52 PM
Dear Pals,
I found these three stories. Good ones ! Read them.
The Frogs
A farmer came into town and asked the owner of a
restaurant if he could use a million frog legs. The
restaurant owner was shocked and asked the man where
he could get so many frog legs!
The farmer replied, "There is a pond near my house
that is full of frogs---millions of them. They all
croak all night long and they are about to make me
crazy!"
So the restaurant owner and the farmer made an
agreement that the farmer would deliver frogs to the
restaurant, five hundred at a time for the next
several weeks.
The first week, the farmer returned to the restaurant
looking rather sheepish, with two scrawny little
frogs. The restaurant owner said, "Well... where are
all the frogs?"
The farmer said, "I was mistaken. There were only
these two frogs in the pond. But they su re were making
a lot of noise!"
>>>>>>>>> Next time you hear somebody criticizing or
making fun of you, remember, it's probably just a
couple of noisy frogs. Also remember that problems
always seem bigger in the dark. Have you ever laid in
your bed at night worrying about things which seem
almost overwhelming like a million frogs croaking?
Chances are pretty good that when the morning comes,
and you take a closer look, you'll wonder what all the
fuss was about.
__________________________________________________ ___
The Turtles
A turtle family decided to go on a picnic. Turtles,
being naturally slow about things, took seven years to
prepare for their outing. Finally the turtle family
left home looking for a suitable place for their
outing.
During the second year of their journey they found a
place ideal for them at last! For a bout six months
they cleaned up the area, unpacked the picnic basket,
and completed the arrangements. Then they discovered
they had forgotten the salt. A picnic without salt
would be a disaster, they all agreed.
After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was
chosen to retrieve the salt from home. Although he was
the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little
turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell.
He agreed to go on one condition: that no one would
eat until he returned.
The family consented and the little turtle left. Three
years passed and the little turtle had not returned.
Five years... six years... then on the seventh year of
his absence, the oldest turtle could no longer contain
his hunger. He announced that he was going to eat and
begun to unwrap a sandwich.
At that point the little turtle suddenly popped out
from behind a tree shouting,
"SEE! I knew you wouldn't wait. Now I am n ot going to
go get the salt."
>>>>>>>>>Some of us waste our time waiting for people
to live up to our expectations. We are so concerned
about what others are doing that we don't do anything
ourselves.
__________________________________________________ _____
The Pretty Lady
Once upon a time a big monk and a little monk were
travelling together. They came to the bank of a river
and found the bridge was damaged. They had to wade
across the river.
There was a pretty lady who was stuck at the damaged
bridge and couldn't cross the river. The big monk
offered to carry the pretty lady across the river on
his back.
The lady accepted. The little monk was shocked by the
move of the big monk. "How can big disciple brother
carry a lady when we are supposed to avoid all
intimacy with females?" thought the little monk.
But he kept quiet.
< BR>The big monk carried the lady across the river and the
small monk followed unhappily. When they crossed the
river, the big monk let the lady down and they parted
ways with her.
All along the way for several miles, the little monk
was very unhappy with the act of the big monk. He was
making up all kinds of accusations about the big monk
in his head. This got him madder and madder. But he
still kept quiet. And the big monk had no inclination
to explain his situation. Finally, at a rest point
many hours later, the little monk could not stand it
any further, he burst out angrily at the big monk.
"How can you claim yourself a devout monk, when you
seize the first opportunity to touch a female,
especially when she is very pretty? All your teachings
to me make you a big hypocrite."
The big monk looked surprised and said, "I had put
down the pretty lady at the river bank many hours ago,
how come you are still carrying her along?"
>>>>>>> This very old Chinese zen story reflects the
thinking of many people today. We encounter many
unpleasant things in our life, they irritate us and
they make us angry. Sometimes, they cause us a lot of
hurt, sometimes they cause us to be bitter or jealous.
But like the little monk, we are not willing to let
them go away.
We keep on carrying the baggage of the "unpleasant
memory" with us. We let them keep on coming back to
hurt us, make us angry, make us bitter and cause us a
lot of agony. Why?
Simply because we are not willing to put down or let
go of the baggage of the "unpleasant memory/feelings".
We should let go immediately after the unpleasant
event is over. This will immediately remove all our
agonies.
[There is no need to be further hurt by the unpleasant
event after it is over. It is just that simple.]
I found these three stories. Good ones ! Read them.
The Frogs
A farmer came into town and asked the owner of a
restaurant if he could use a million frog legs. The
restaurant owner was shocked and asked the man where
he could get so many frog legs!
The farmer replied, "There is a pond near my house
that is full of frogs---millions of them. They all
croak all night long and they are about to make me
crazy!"
So the restaurant owner and the farmer made an
agreement that the farmer would deliver frogs to the
restaurant, five hundred at a time for the next
several weeks.
The first week, the farmer returned to the restaurant
looking rather sheepish, with two scrawny little
frogs. The restaurant owner said, "Well... where are
all the frogs?"
The farmer said, "I was mistaken. There were only
these two frogs in the pond. But they su re were making
a lot of noise!"
>>>>>>>>> Next time you hear somebody criticizing or
making fun of you, remember, it's probably just a
couple of noisy frogs. Also remember that problems
always seem bigger in the dark. Have you ever laid in
your bed at night worrying about things which seem
almost overwhelming like a million frogs croaking?
Chances are pretty good that when the morning comes,
and you take a closer look, you'll wonder what all the
fuss was about.
__________________________________________________ ___
The Turtles
A turtle family decided to go on a picnic. Turtles,
being naturally slow about things, took seven years to
prepare for their outing. Finally the turtle family
left home looking for a suitable place for their
outing.
During the second year of their journey they found a
place ideal for them at last! For a bout six months
they cleaned up the area, unpacked the picnic basket,
and completed the arrangements. Then they discovered
they had forgotten the salt. A picnic without salt
would be a disaster, they all agreed.
After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was
chosen to retrieve the salt from home. Although he was
the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little
turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell.
He agreed to go on one condition: that no one would
eat until he returned.
The family consented and the little turtle left. Three
years passed and the little turtle had not returned.
Five years... six years... then on the seventh year of
his absence, the oldest turtle could no longer contain
his hunger. He announced that he was going to eat and
begun to unwrap a sandwich.
At that point the little turtle suddenly popped out
from behind a tree shouting,
"SEE! I knew you wouldn't wait. Now I am n ot going to
go get the salt."
>>>>>>>>>Some of us waste our time waiting for people
to live up to our expectations. We are so concerned
about what others are doing that we don't do anything
ourselves.
__________________________________________________ _____
The Pretty Lady
Once upon a time a big monk and a little monk were
travelling together. They came to the bank of a river
and found the bridge was damaged. They had to wade
across the river.
There was a pretty lady who was stuck at the damaged
bridge and couldn't cross the river. The big monk
offered to carry the pretty lady across the river on
his back.
The lady accepted. The little monk was shocked by the
move of the big monk. "How can big disciple brother
carry a lady when we are supposed to avoid all
intimacy with females?" thought the little monk.
But he kept quiet.
< BR>The big monk carried the lady across the river and the
small monk followed unhappily. When they crossed the
river, the big monk let the lady down and they parted
ways with her.
All along the way for several miles, the little monk
was very unhappy with the act of the big monk. He was
making up all kinds of accusations about the big monk
in his head. This got him madder and madder. But he
still kept quiet. And the big monk had no inclination
to explain his situation. Finally, at a rest point
many hours later, the little monk could not stand it
any further, he burst out angrily at the big monk.
"How can you claim yourself a devout monk, when you
seize the first opportunity to touch a female,
especially when she is very pretty? All your teachings
to me make you a big hypocrite."
The big monk looked surprised and said, "I had put
down the pretty lady at the river bank many hours ago,
how come you are still carrying her along?"
>>>>>>> This very old Chinese zen story reflects the
thinking of many people today. We encounter many
unpleasant things in our life, they irritate us and
they make us angry. Sometimes, they cause us a lot of
hurt, sometimes they cause us to be bitter or jealous.
But like the little monk, we are not willing to let
them go away.
We keep on carrying the baggage of the "unpleasant
memory" with us. We let them keep on coming back to
hurt us, make us angry, make us bitter and cause us a
lot of agony. Why?
Simply because we are not willing to put down or let
go of the baggage of the "unpleasant memory/feelings".
We should let go immediately after the unpleasant
event is over. This will immediately remove all our
agonies.
[There is no need to be further hurt by the unpleasant
event after it is over. It is just that simple.]