THOUGHTS OF HH SHRI BHOLA NATHJJI ( 1902-1992)
FOR PEACE OF MIND
Akbar the Great who ruled India during 1542-1505 AD, once wished to test the Ministers of his famous Court.
He drew a line with a chalk on a blackboard and then he said:
"Is there anyone here who can make this line longer or shorter without touching it?"
All were puzzled and gave up. But his clever Prime Minister, Birbal,
got up and said:
"Yes, Sire! I can do it!"
"Show me!" said Akbar.
And Birbal got up and drew a shorter line beneath the original line.
"Now, relative to the shorter line, the original line has become longer!"
Then he drew a longer line above the original line, and said:
"Now, relative to the longer line above it the original line has become shorter!"
Akbar asked: "So what is the original line in itself? Is it long or short?"
"Neither!" said Birbal, "in itself the original line can neither be called long nor short. It is only relative to other lines, that it becomes longer or shorter in comparison!"
HH Shri Bhola Nathji concluded his parable and said:
"No state in life is high and no state in life is low! It is only when you start comparing it with the states of others that your own state appears to be high or low.
"If you think of people living in great luxury while you are leading an ordinary life and consider your state to be low, then think of the millions living in hovels and huts who have not even electricity and water in their homes!
"If you constantly complain about your work or your business, then think of those millions who are in hospital with various diseases and can think of nothing else but how to be cured!"
"Do not complain of your own misery, because there is greater misery in the world around you!
"Do not become proud and egoistic with a little success or wealth because there is greater success and wealth in the world around you!"
"The key to happiness is to be as content as you can, with whatever you possess or have been given by God.
"When God sees your state of contentment even in diverse circumstances, He Himself will give you much more than you ever dreamed of!
"However if He sees you complaining all the time with whatever He has provided you with, He may take away what He has given so that you may appreciate it all the more when it is returned to you again!"
"Look at the ocean. It sits calm and content with the water it possesses. And all the rivers and streams flow down into it and fill it with more!
"Contentment does not halt progress. When you are content your mind is at peace and when your mind is at peace you can do double the amount of work with ease. And progress and promotion follow naturally!"
FOR PEACE OF MIND
Akbar the Great who ruled India during 1542-1505 AD, once wished to test the Ministers of his famous Court.
He drew a line with a chalk on a blackboard and then he said:
"Is there anyone here who can make this line longer or shorter without touching it?"
All were puzzled and gave up. But his clever Prime Minister, Birbal,
got up and said:
"Yes, Sire! I can do it!"
"Show me!" said Akbar.
And Birbal got up and drew a shorter line beneath the original line.
"Now, relative to the shorter line, the original line has become longer!"
Then he drew a longer line above the original line, and said:
"Now, relative to the longer line above it the original line has become shorter!"
Akbar asked: "So what is the original line in itself? Is it long or short?"
"Neither!" said Birbal, "in itself the original line can neither be called long nor short. It is only relative to other lines, that it becomes longer or shorter in comparison!"
HH Shri Bhola Nathji concluded his parable and said:
"No state in life is high and no state in life is low! It is only when you start comparing it with the states of others that your own state appears to be high or low.
"If you think of people living in great luxury while you are leading an ordinary life and consider your state to be low, then think of the millions living in hovels and huts who have not even electricity and water in their homes!
"If you constantly complain about your work or your business, then think of those millions who are in hospital with various diseases and can think of nothing else but how to be cured!"
"Do not complain of your own misery, because there is greater misery in the world around you!
"Do not become proud and egoistic with a little success or wealth because there is greater success and wealth in the world around you!"
"The key to happiness is to be as content as you can, with whatever you possess or have been given by God.
"When God sees your state of contentment even in diverse circumstances, He Himself will give you much more than you ever dreamed of!
"However if He sees you complaining all the time with whatever He has provided you with, He may take away what He has given so that you may appreciate it all the more when it is returned to you again!"
"Look at the ocean. It sits calm and content with the water it possesses. And all the rivers and streams flow down into it and fill it with more!
"Contentment does not halt progress. When you are content your mind is at peace and when your mind is at peace you can do double the amount of work with ease. And progress and promotion follow naturally!"
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