PARABLES OF HH SHRI BHOLA NATHJI
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THE PETAL OF FAITH
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From the Parables of HH Shri Bhola Nathji,(1902-1992) Great Spiritual Luminary, who explained vital spiritual truths in the simplest of words and who often used Parables he had composed himself, to explain his spiritual themes.
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THE PETAL OF FAITH
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From the Parables of HH Shri Bhola Nathji,(1902-1992) Great Spiritual Luminary, who explained vital spiritual truths in the simplest of words and who often used Parables he had composed himself, to explain his spiritual themes.
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Shri Nathji was very fond of this particular parable, which he used frequently in his sermons:
Some ants were floating on the surface of the ocean. They were drowning. A small boat passed close by, and the ants pleaded with the boatman to take them on board. But the boat continued on its way and their cries went unheeded.
A ship came their way and they cried out again, but the ship didn't stop for them.
They had given up all hope of ever being saved, when a tiny flower petal came floating towards them. The ants climbed on to it and secured relief from the waters.
Just then a storm began to ravage the ocean. The fierce waves of water attacked everything that existed in the ocean. The first to go was the ship. It perished in the storm. The boat was next.
But the little petal danced on the surface of the waves and braved the storm successfully.
That tiny little petal was faith in God.
Even the worst storms in life can be weathered by man if he has with him faith in God. The things of the material world, from which man desires help, all perish one by one.
The ants were glad they had not been taken on board the ship or the boat; otherwise they would have perished along with the two.
There comes a time in life when man understands the greatness of faith in God. He is then glad that he did not take refuge in the temporary, perishable shelters of the world!
Some ants were floating on the surface of the ocean. They were drowning. A small boat passed close by, and the ants pleaded with the boatman to take them on board. But the boat continued on its way and their cries went unheeded.
A ship came their way and they cried out again, but the ship didn't stop for them.
They had given up all hope of ever being saved, when a tiny flower petal came floating towards them. The ants climbed on to it and secured relief from the waters.
Just then a storm began to ravage the ocean. The fierce waves of water attacked everything that existed in the ocean. The first to go was the ship. It perished in the storm. The boat was next.
But the little petal danced on the surface of the waves and braved the storm successfully.
That tiny little petal was faith in God.
Even the worst storms in life can be weathered by man if he has with him faith in God. The things of the material world, from which man desires help, all perish one by one.
The ants were glad they had not been taken on board the ship or the boat; otherwise they would have perished along with the two.
There comes a time in life when man understands the greatness of faith in God. He is then glad that he did not take refuge in the temporary, perishable shelters of the world!
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