Holes in the Fence.
Maybe you have heard this story a million times till now,but for me it was a new discovery yesterday.
"Once upon a time there lived a young boy who had one bad habbit. He got angry for every little thing. His papa thought he should do something for his son. So, the papa told the boy"Everytime you feel angry go and hammer a nail on the fence outside the house." The boy followed his father's instruction. Every time he got angry he hammered a nail in the fence. After a week the father took the boy to the fence and said "Look what you have done in your anger". The boy stood open-mouthed as he looked at the fence. There were several holes in the fence! "When you say something in anger you leave marks which stay forever!" said the father."
When I heard this story yesterday I remembered the lessons that were taught in school. The lessons that were long forgotten. The words of one of my teacher echoed in my ears "Spoken words and a Raised sword are two things which once let loose can never be taken back!" Inspite of all the efforts that I make to be a good human being(no,dont laugh I do want to become a good human being!!) I loose all the magic of 'life' only because of a few moments wherein my emotions take over me!!
Another realization that dawned on me was about how eaisly we forget the basic rules to live a happy life. Life is simple,like a river gushing in one direction.Its just us and our attitudes that create ripples in it by throwing pebbles in it! We forget the ABC of life and then accuse and complain about troubles that surround us. God has made mankind as simple and straight as any other form of life he has made,its just us who insist on making things complicated and then go and ask God for help!!Haha, are'nt we stupid?(c'mon stop sacrificing truth to your ego,its not that difficult to agree on this!!)
This post is dedicated to the person who narrated this story to me, to all my teachers(in all forms) who have taught the meaning and mission of life, to the AlMighty and last but not the least to the person who quoted before me yesterday "Stop aiming for the big,life is made for small things!".
"Once upon a time there lived a young boy who had one bad habbit. He got angry for every little thing. His papa thought he should do something for his son. So, the papa told the boy"Everytime you feel angry go and hammer a nail on the fence outside the house." The boy followed his father's instruction. Every time he got angry he hammered a nail in the fence. After a week the father took the boy to the fence and said "Look what you have done in your anger". The boy stood open-mouthed as he looked at the fence. There were several holes in the fence! "When you say something in anger you leave marks which stay forever!" said the father."
When I heard this story yesterday I remembered the lessons that were taught in school. The lessons that were long forgotten. The words of one of my teacher echoed in my ears "Spoken words and a Raised sword are two things which once let loose can never be taken back!" Inspite of all the efforts that I make to be a good human being(no,dont laugh I do want to become a good human being!!) I loose all the magic of 'life' only because of a few moments wherein my emotions take over me!!
Another realization that dawned on me was about how eaisly we forget the basic rules to live a happy life. Life is simple,like a river gushing in one direction.Its just us and our attitudes that create ripples in it by throwing pebbles in it! We forget the ABC of life and then accuse and complain about troubles that surround us. God has made mankind as simple and straight as any other form of life he has made,its just us who insist on making things complicated and then go and ask God for help!!Haha, are'nt we stupid?(c'mon stop sacrificing truth to your ego,its not that difficult to agree on this!!)
This post is dedicated to the person who narrated this story to me, to all my teachers(in all forms) who have taught the meaning and mission of life, to the AlMighty and last but not the least to the person who quoted before me yesterday "Stop aiming for the big,life is made for small things!".
posted by Meghna Bhujwala at 6:21 AM
1 Comments:
hi
that was a grt story.i can totally relate to it.esp of late i have found myself losing my temper v often without thinking of the damage it can do.thankfully iv bn surrounded by ppl who hav understood my insanity but i know im not always gna b tht lucky.
btw i must compliment u on ur regularity in kpiong ur blog updated.n today i shall take inspiration from u and do some writingmyself.b sureto check itout.tc
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