An archer, highly dedicated to the sport, became world-famous. But fame went to his head.
One morning, an important official of a nearby town approached him with his son and requested the archer to be his tutor. Quite puffed up, the archer began to show off his skill to the little boy. When an arrow struck the bull’s eye, the archer praised himself aloud.
The second one also hit the bull’s eye and again, he cheered aloud. But when the next arrow missed the target completely, the archer angrily blamed a gust of wind.
THE MESSAGE
Taking credit for what turns out right and blaming someone else when things go wrong is a habit of many people. This attitude needs to change and one should take responsibility for one’s own actions.
QUESTIONS
1. What did the archer say at that time?
2. What is the implication of this story?
ANSWERS
1. The archer angrily blamed a gust of wind for missing the target.
2. Taking credit for what turns out right and blaming someone else when things go wrong is a habit in many people. This attitude needs to change and one should take responsibility for one’s own actions
Render Sincere Service At Your Own Cost
Once, there was a sincere devotee who knelt to be initiated into discipleship by the guru. The guru whispered the sacred mantra into his ear, warning him to not reveal it to anyone.
What will happen if I do? asked the devotee.
Anyone you reveal the mantra to are going to be liberated from the bondage of ignorance and suffering, but you yourself
will be excluded from the discipleship and can suffer damnation.
No sooner had he heard those words from the guru, the devotee rushed to the marketplace, collected a large crowd around him, and repeated the sacred mantra for all to hear.
The disciples later reported this to the guru and demanded that the man be expelled from the monastery for his disobedience.
The disciples later reported this to the guru and demanded that the man be expelled from the monastery for his disobedience.
QUESTIONS
1. What was the guru’s reaction?
2. What is the implication of this story?
ANSWERS
1. The guru smiled and said, I have already expelled him from the monastery. There is no need for him to stay here any longer.
I have nothing further to teach him.
His action has shown him to be a guru in his title.
I have nothing further to teach him.
His action has shown him to be a guru in his title.
2. Our ultimate objective in life is to help others. If anyone has the tendency to do some sincere service without expecting anything in return, he is a master in his own way.
The Best Choice In Life
A man had three grown-up children. One day, he called all of them and decided to put them to a test so as to understand them better.
He asked them to choose any one thing they desired the most in life.
He asked them to choose any one thing they desired the most in life.
The first son said, “Money”. The daughter replied, “Beauty”. The third son said, “Wisdom.”
The father at once replied that all the three things they desired the most in their lives
were nothing but zeroes and had no value at all.
He added that there is one most coveted thing in the world which is highly uncommon but carries maximum value in real life.
He added that there is one most coveted thing in the world which is highly uncommon but carries maximum value in real life.
QUESTIONS
1. What is that one thing most desirable in life?
2. What is the implication of this story
?
ANSWERS
1. The man said, Virtue is the most desirable thing in life, which cannot be compared to anything else.
2. Five things constitute virtue — Courtesy, Magnanimity, Sincerity, Earnestness, and Kindness.
With courtesy, you avoid insult; with magnanimity, you win all; with sincerity, men will come to trust you; and with earnestness and kindness, you can achieve success.
What Have You Done Today?
The great American steel magnate, Charles. Schwab began his career by working under Andrew Carnegie.
He owed all that he learned in his life to him. He said that it was because of him that he could be so successful. Schwab and his men were exceptionally good at their work.
One day, he happily went up to Carnegie and said, “We broke all the records yesterday.” On hearing this, Carnegie asked a question that left Schwab absolutely speechless.
He owed all that he learned in his life to him. He said that it was because of him that he could be so successful. Schwab and his men were exceptionally good at their work.
One day, he happily went up to Carnegie and said, “We broke all the records yesterday.” On hearing this, Carnegie asked a question that left Schwab absolutely speechless.
QUESTIONS
1. What did Carnegie say to Schwab?
2. What is the implication of this story?
ANSWERS
1. He asked, That’s about yesterday, but what have you done today?
2. Success is not a destination but an ongoing process. To compete with our own performance is the real success in life.
Keep Up Your Marriage Vows
A man loved a girl passionately and married her. They were blessed with a son. Though they got married out of love, in due course, they began to quarrel with each other over petty things.
Their young son one day asked his mother, “What do people say when they get married?”
The mother lovingly replied that the couple getting married promise to love each other and be kind to each other for the rest of their life ahead.
The little boy considered this briefly and asked his mother…
Their young son one day asked his mother, “What do people say when they get married?”
The mother lovingly replied that the couple getting married promise to love each other and be kind to each other for the rest of their life ahead.
The little boy considered this briefly and asked his mother…
QUESTIONS
1. What did the boy ask her?
2. What is the implication of this story?
ANSWERS
1. The boy innocently remarked, “Then you are not always married, is it?”
2. People often forget the vows taken at the time of marriage.
Such vows are meant to be kept throughout life. Unfortunately, they are done as mere rituals.
Such vows are meant to be kept throughout life. Unfortunately, they are done as mere rituals.
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