Sent from ex excdc WHO ARE YOU?
During one of his travels, Kalidasa felt very thirsty and looked around for
water. He saw a woman drawing water from a well. He went up to her and asked
her for water. She agreed to give him water, but asked him, “Who are you?
Introduce yourself.”
Now Kalidasa thought that an ordinary village woman was not worthy of knowing
who Kalidasa was. So he said, “I am a traveller.” But his lady replied, “In
this world there are only 2 travellers – the Sun and the Moon. Both Rise and
Set every day and keep travelling perpetually.”
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Then Kalidasa said, “Alright then, I am a guest.” The lady promptly replied,
“In this world there are only 2 guests – Youth and Wealth … both are temporary
and hence can only be called as guests.”
Intrigued Kalidasa said, “I am a Tolerant person (sahansheel vyakti).” Now the
lady replied, “In this world only 2 truly know the meaning of Tolerance –
Bhoomi (Earth) and Tree. How much ever you stamp the earth or throw stones at
the tree (for the fruits), both continue to nurture us.”
Now Kalidasa was completely perplexed. He said, “Fine. I am a stubborn person
(hatavaadi).” The lady smiled and said, “There are only 2 truly stubborn
personalities – our nails and our hair. We keep cutting them non-stop, but they
continue to grow.”
Kalidasa had been patient so far, but now in anger he said, “I am a fool”. Now
the lady gave a wide smile and said, “There are only 2 kinds of fools in this
world – a King who rules without having any capability or knowledge & a
Minister who is a sycophant to such a King and lavishes praises on such a
useless king.”
Kalidasa realised that he had been outsmarted. He fell at the feet of the lady
and when he touched her feet and then got up, whom did he see? Mata Saraswati –
the Goddess of Learning and Wisdom. She said, “Kalidasa, you are wise. But only
if you know yourself do you become a Manushya (human being). A person without
any awareness of self has not reached the pinnacle of being a Human.
The Guru who recounted this story in His Pravachan said, “Children should
become a Manushya & know themselves. More than teaching them how to earn more
money and become rich, parents should teach them to become aware of themselves
and become better Human beings.” 😊🙏
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