MORAL SHORT STORY
FORGIVENESS: THE ROYAL MANNERISM
''Forgiveness is an art and the wise man possesses it. It attracts people toward you. It appreciates your value. When you have this trait, you will be endured within. No one will be your enemy in the entire universe.''
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William Arthur Ward rightly said, “A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.”
A story in this connection goes like this.
There was a Sufi Saint. A person came from a long-distance
listening to his wisdom and desired to be his disciple.
The saint said, one condition is highly
needed in my teaching. If you would agree, then I would proceed. The condition
is, if you asked a single question in my teaching, I will stop teaching
instantly. The man agreed to the saint’s condition.
Saint said, now strip off all your cloth and put on mine with an
alms bowl in hand. He also handed over a sweet packet. Now you go and beg in
this town. He also warned him, stone pelters to beggars are common in town. If
someone pelts you with a stone, you must welcome him with these sweets. The man
agreed to the weird condition of the saint and go with the alms bowl in
hand.
In the evening, the man returned
with a great sense of respect and said, “O wised Man, you are my real teacher.”
The saint asked, what happened? The man
replied I am impressed with your teaching. I practically experienced and
learned out of it. I realized today the power of forgiveness.
The man, who pelted me a stone, was expecting
retaliation from my side. when I gave him a sweet in his mouth, he could not
believe it. He hugged me with a great sense of repentance for his action.
I am inclined to your teaching technique.
One thing I got clear from today is that we cannot control others through
our words and action. In reality, self-control is needed for making our life
more prosperous and contented. Real teaching changes the way we
live. It can alter the lifestyle of a person. I found this uniqueness in
your teaching. I appeal to other saints to follow your techniques in transforming
others.
MORALS TO
INCULCATE FROM THE ABOVE STORY
- A
person with knowledge and discipline gets respect everywhere.
- A
questioned mind is not always good, sometimes assumption brings reality.
- Forgiveness
is an art and the wise man possesses it. It attracts people toward you. It
appreciates your value. When you have this trait, you will be endured
within. No one will be your enemy in the entire universe.
- Real teaching changes lives.
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