Once up on a time there lived a dumb man who led a pathetic life. Looking at his condition, the Goddess of Wealth decided to bless him with lots of invaluable stones, pearls and gold. He was expected to prosper with the help of those gifts. But ignorant of the worthiness, he just placed all those items at the corner of his house amongst some ordinary materials. The man neither benefited nor the wealth received its deserved value.
There was no change in the person’s life. At this moment, the Goddess of Bravery blessed him with power and strength. The man felt new energy and vigor in him. He wanted to show off his strength but didn’t know how to, so he went on a rampage attacking all the vulnerable things. The banana tree which dedicated itself completely to benefit of human beings was the most affected due to its soft nature. The man continued with his assault till he got worn out trying to overpower the banyan tree.
At this juncture, Goddess of Learning gifted the person with knowledge so he would use it properly and benefit himself and the surrounding. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen that way. The gift of knowledge made him feel supreme and started insulting and hurting the ordinary. People who learned things with experience and were lower in grade were expected to acknowledge and accept whatever the gifted person was expressing. Even valid points suggested were suppressed, quoting out their past mistakes and forced to surrender. Things were getting worse on a mass scale day by day.
The Goddesses didn’t want their blessings to be misused, so they combined and showered the person with intellect. The latest blessings injected sea change in the person. He realized the knowledge is to be shared and used for the welfare of the needy. He also understood that strength and power is to be used for constructive purpose and not for destruction. Finally, he also realized the preciousness and worthiness of different items and started to give the deserved respect and value. Everything in his zone became radiant and illuminated with prosperity.
With increasingly lesser emphasis on intellect, certain class blessed with skill of learning and retention believes themselves to be super beings. They voluntarily or involuntarily hurt their fellow beings. Certain other classes believe that power, strength and position they posses are ultimate and start showing it off on the vulnerable. Certain heads in the family will be the best example for the same. The vulnerable like the banana tree dedicate themselves from very tender age but get squeezed and used till the end. Also due to the dump nature or the ignorance of certain people the true value of the near and dear is not realized. This mainly is due to the take-it-for-granted attitudes of individuals.
While we wish that these people attain their intellect at the earliest for the betterment of themselves and their people, let us look at the same scenario in a different dimension. What is the mistake done by the invaluable souls that get ignored by their own people? They too have a heart that has a breaking point. To all those beautiful hearts, I have just one thing to say, if the owner of the house fails to realize the fragrance and beauty of the rose in his garden, it is not the fault of the flower but probably the inefficient sense organs of the owner. Rose has a value of its own in this world as long as it remains so, hence don’t feel lost due to the some narrow minded people but preserve your nature and enjoy your real identity.
In the second instance, I suggest all those people with the character of banana tree dedicating themselves but not being realized their value and hurt, to adopt to the situation not by bending down but growing up to the circumstance. If the condition demand elevating to the toughness and rigidity and determination of a banyan tree, don’t hold yourselves back. By doing so, you will be able to preserve your existence and continue your service on a broader and larger scale. One should note that the banyan tree never goes to show off its power but hold on to its position calm and composed. It is its internal strength, deep rooted value and wide range of coverage that gives the success to the banyan tree, so enrich yourself.
Finally, a person with mere knowledge is like machine loaded with information. A person without knowledge but with intellect is much more valuable than hundreds of programmed human machines. For those machines, who feel that their retention capacity and memory power is their success, a day may come soon when injecting a chip into the body may fill the person with all knowledge on earth. but intellect is real value and identity of a person that is gained only when he is clean at head and heart and holds to valuable principles. A person with intellect is like natural pearl and a person with spoon fed knowledge “alone” is like a plastic bead. Whatever maybe the count of the plastic beads, it will never be equivalent to the one pearl of intellect. Blessed is a person with all the good qualities of above starting from intellect to right knowledge, power, recognition, adaptability, and self realization, he/she is the priceless.
Asato Ma Sat Gamaya
Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya
Mrityor Ma Amritam Gamaya
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
SATHISH N
There was no change in the person’s life. At this moment, the Goddess of Bravery blessed him with power and strength. The man felt new energy and vigor in him. He wanted to show off his strength but didn’t know how to, so he went on a rampage attacking all the vulnerable things. The banana tree which dedicated itself completely to benefit of human beings was the most affected due to its soft nature. The man continued with his assault till he got worn out trying to overpower the banyan tree.
At this juncture, Goddess of Learning gifted the person with knowledge so he would use it properly and benefit himself and the surrounding. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen that way. The gift of knowledge made him feel supreme and started insulting and hurting the ordinary. People who learned things with experience and were lower in grade were expected to acknowledge and accept whatever the gifted person was expressing. Even valid points suggested were suppressed, quoting out their past mistakes and forced to surrender. Things were getting worse on a mass scale day by day.
The Goddesses didn’t want their blessings to be misused, so they combined and showered the person with intellect. The latest blessings injected sea change in the person. He realized the knowledge is to be shared and used for the welfare of the needy. He also understood that strength and power is to be used for constructive purpose and not for destruction. Finally, he also realized the preciousness and worthiness of different items and started to give the deserved respect and value. Everything in his zone became radiant and illuminated with prosperity.
With increasingly lesser emphasis on intellect, certain class blessed with skill of learning and retention believes themselves to be super beings. They voluntarily or involuntarily hurt their fellow beings. Certain other classes believe that power, strength and position they posses are ultimate and start showing it off on the vulnerable. Certain heads in the family will be the best example for the same. The vulnerable like the banana tree dedicate themselves from very tender age but get squeezed and used till the end. Also due to the dump nature or the ignorance of certain people the true value of the near and dear is not realized. This mainly is due to the take-it-for-granted attitudes of individuals.
While we wish that these people attain their intellect at the earliest for the betterment of themselves and their people, let us look at the same scenario in a different dimension. What is the mistake done by the invaluable souls that get ignored by their own people? They too have a heart that has a breaking point. To all those beautiful hearts, I have just one thing to say, if the owner of the house fails to realize the fragrance and beauty of the rose in his garden, it is not the fault of the flower but probably the inefficient sense organs of the owner. Rose has a value of its own in this world as long as it remains so, hence don’t feel lost due to the some narrow minded people but preserve your nature and enjoy your real identity.
In the second instance, I suggest all those people with the character of banana tree dedicating themselves but not being realized their value and hurt, to adopt to the situation not by bending down but growing up to the circumstance. If the condition demand elevating to the toughness and rigidity and determination of a banyan tree, don’t hold yourselves back. By doing so, you will be able to preserve your existence and continue your service on a broader and larger scale. One should note that the banyan tree never goes to show off its power but hold on to its position calm and composed. It is its internal strength, deep rooted value and wide range of coverage that gives the success to the banyan tree, so enrich yourself.
Finally, a person with mere knowledge is like machine loaded with information. A person without knowledge but with intellect is much more valuable than hundreds of programmed human machines. For those machines, who feel that their retention capacity and memory power is their success, a day may come soon when injecting a chip into the body may fill the person with all knowledge on earth. but intellect is real value and identity of a person that is gained only when he is clean at head and heart and holds to valuable principles. A person with intellect is like natural pearl and a person with spoon fed knowledge “alone” is like a plastic bead. Whatever maybe the count of the plastic beads, it will never be equivalent to the one pearl of intellect. Blessed is a person with all the good qualities of above starting from intellect to right knowledge, power, recognition, adaptability, and self realization, he/she is the priceless.
Asato Ma Sat Gamaya
Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya
Mrityor Ma Amritam Gamaya
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
SATHISH N
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