> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: FW: Something that works everywhere, in every situation > Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:59:11 +0530 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: RAM NA [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 8:48 PM > To: General Information > Subject: Something that works everywhere, in every situation > > Once a King called upon all of his wise men and asked them, > "Is there a mantra or suggestion which works in every situation, in > every circumstance, in every place and in every time. Something which > can help me when none of you is available to advise me. Tell me is > there any mantra?" All wise men got puzzled by King"s question. One > answer for all questions? Something that works everywhere, in every > situation? > > In every joy, every sorrow, every defeat and every victory? They > thought and thought. > > After a lengthy discussion, an old man suggested something which > appealed to all of them. They went to the king and gave him something > written on paper. But the condition was that king was not to see it > out of curiosity. Only in extreme danger, when the King finds himself > alone and there seems to be no way, only then he"ll have to see it. > The King put the papers under his Diamond ring. > > After a few days, the neighbors attacked the Kingdom. It was a > collective surprise attack of the King"s enemies. King and his army > fought bravely but lost the battle. King had to fled on his horse. The > enemies were following him. His horse took him far away in the Jungle. > He could hear many troops of horses following him and the noise was > coming closer and closer. Suddenly the King found himself standing at > the end of the road - that road was not going anywhere. Underneath > there was a rocky valley thousand feet deep. If he jumped into it, he > would be finished.and he could not return because it was a small road. > The sound of enemy"s horses was approaching fast. King became > restless. There seemed to be no way. > > Then suddenly he saw the Diamond in his ring shining in the sun, and > he remembered the message hidden in the ring. He opened the diamond > and read the message. The message was very small but very great. The > message was ? " This too will pass." > > The King read it. Again read it. Suddenly something struck him- Yes! > It too will pass. Only a few days ago, I was enjoying my kingdom. I > was the mightiest of all the Kings. Yet today, the Kingdom and all his > pleasure have gone. I am here trying to escape from enemies. However > when those days of luxuries have gone, this day of danger too will > pass. Calm come on his face. > He kept standing there. The place where he was standing > was full of natural beauty. He had never known that such a beautiful > place was also a part of his Kingdom. The revelation of the message > had a great effect on him. He relaxed and forgot about those following > him. > > After a few minutes he realized that the noise of the horses and the > enemy coming was receding. They moved into some other part of the > mountains and were not on that path. The King was very brave. He > reorganized his army and fought again. He defeated the enemy and > regained his lost empire. When he returned to his empire after > victory, he was received with much fan fare at the door. The whole > capital was rejoicing in the victory. Everyone was in a festive mood. > Flowers were being thrown on the King from every house, from every > corner. > People were dancing and singing. For a moment King said to himself," I > am one of the bravest and greatest King. It is not easy to defeat me..: > > With all the reception and celebration he saw an ego emerging in him. > Suddenly the Diamond of his ring flashed in the sunlight and reminded > him of the message. He opened it and read it again: "This too will > pass" He became silent. His face went through a total change -from the > egoist he moved to a state of utter humbleness. > > If this too is going to pass, it is not yours. The defeat was not > yours, the victory is not yours. You are just a watcher. Everything > passes by We are witness of all this. We are the perceiver. Life comes > and goes. Happiness comes and goes. Sorrow comes and goes. > > Now as you have read this story, just sit silently and evaluate your > own life.. Think of the moments of joy and victory in your life. Think > of the moment of Sorrow and defeat. Are they permanent? They all come > and pass away. Life just passes away. There were friends in the past. > They have gone. There are friends today. They too will go. There will > be new friends tomorrow. They too will go. There were enemies in the > past. They have gone. There may be enemies in the present. They too > will go. There will be new enemies tomorrow and.. they too will go. > > There is nothing permanent in this world. Every thing changes except > the law of change. Think over it from your own perspective. You have > seen all the changes. You have survived all setbacks, all defeats and > all sorrows. All have passed away. If there are problems in the > present, they too will pass away. Because nothing remains forever. Joy > and sorrow are the two faces of the same coin. They both will pass away. > > > Who are you in reality? Know your real face. Your face is not your > true face. It will change with the time. However, there is something > in you, which will not change. It will remain unchanged.. What is that > unchangeable? It is nothing but your true self. You are just a witness > of change. > > _________________ > Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her > neck that says, Make Me Feel Important/good. Not only will you succeed > in sales, you will succeed in life??! > > _________________________________________________________________ New Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. Learn more. http://windows.microsoft.com/shop --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BETTER PERSONALITY GROUP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/better_personality?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
