My friend Andraz from Slovenia told me a Chinese fable, the story of a farmer and his horse while chatting over Skype last evening. This story is beautifully narrated in Dr Arlo Marcher's blog post at http://www.drmarlo.com/?page_id=181.
The Dr summarizes the moral of the story,
The moral of this story, is, of course, that no event, in and of itself, can truly be judged as good or bad, lucky or unlucky, fortunate or unfortunate, but that only time will tell the whole story. Additionally, no one really lives long enough to find out the ‘whole story,’ ......... Rather than always having to pass judgement on things and declare them as good or bad, it would be better to just sit back and say, “It will be interesting to see what happens.”
We are blessed to be born in this world. Although it is said that karma determines our birth including our gender, the place of birth, color, frame etc, from the moment we are able to make decisions we are in control of our life, we are the pilot and the captain. Each choice we make could open up a whole new stream of events, both pleasurable or otherwise. The repercussions of certain wrong judgement of ours has to be borne by us just as the rewards of joy and bliss derived from our decisions. In the face of having to make decisions, here is where we seek the grace of the Lord, praying that he help us make a right choice. Rather then promise or pledge to return the favor, we could always do good to others and collect merits that would help us sail through our life comfortably. A life of aram, dharmam and tavam would surely bring positive results.
The choice is always ours whether we want to see the good and ignore the bad, in others, in the immediate surroundings etc. We can either choose to make our world bright or gloomy. Having done our part, putting in the effort and fulfilling our responsibilities, let us step aside and watch the outcome unfold rather than dwelling on the outcome or results of our venture. All shall be well as C.Rajagopalachari penned this wonderful song, "Kurai Ondrum Illai."
The choice is always ours whether we want to see the good and ignore the bad, in others, in the immediate surroundings etc. We can either choose to make our world bright or gloomy. Having done our part, putting in the effort and fulfilling our responsibilities, let us step aside and watch the outcome unfold rather than dwelling on the outcome or results of our venture. All shall be well as C.Rajagopalachari penned this wonderful song, "Kurai Ondrum Illai."
My wife always says, "Let's get lost." By losing our way we make new discoveries. Let us move away from the trended and well-worn path and make us a new one. Let us mark the path anew, leaving our name behind for others to follow.