A King was too ambitious. We can say over ambitious and crazy with a single thought..
'During my time, let me do something for majority of my kingdom!'
He ordered scholars,
- “Make changes to all languages relevant to today's times!”
He ordered stalwarts,
- "Make changes to all cultural/social values which become our future need!”
He ordered prominent learned people,
- “Make changes to all rituals to suit present times!"
All bowed down..
Feeling too proud, the king ordered Heads of Monasteries too,
Feeling too proud, the king ordered Heads of Monasteries too,
- "Make changes to all Sacred Books with new ethics!"
One Elderly Head said..
"Sure we will do but a small favor. There's a culvert behind our Monastery. Can you arrange digging a canal from it thru' our Monastery so that we as well as others can make use of those waters?"
The King instantly ordered the workmen to do the job on war footing but the next moment their chief said,
"Sir! The Monastery is at considerable height and the canal can't be dug thru' Monastery!"
The Head smiled and reminded the king,
"You couldn't do this simple task because the Truth is
WATER KNOWS ITS LEVEL..
And you can't change that. Then, how can you ask us to bring changes to our
SACRED BOOKS FULL OF SUCH TRUTHS OF LIFE?
I advise.. Stop making changes to
The age old traditions and practices with no conflict
Because they are Truth filled except weeding out
The wrong ones of conflict
That were forced into the systems due to selfishness / authority of earlier few rulers and thus
Rule thru' such wisdom alone!"
Keywords: TRUTH, POWER
"Sure we will do but a small favor. There's a culvert behind our Monastery. Can you arrange digging a canal from it thru' our Monastery so that we as well as others can make use of those waters?"
The King instantly ordered the workmen to do the job on war footing but the next moment their chief said,
"Sir! The Monastery is at considerable height and the canal can't be dug thru' Monastery!"
The Head smiled and reminded the king,
"You couldn't do this simple task because the Truth is
WATER KNOWS ITS LEVEL..
And you can't change that. Then, how can you ask us to bring changes to our
SACRED BOOKS FULL OF SUCH TRUTHS OF LIFE?
I advise.. Stop making changes to
The age old traditions and practices with no conflict
Because they are Truth filled except weeding out
The wrong ones of conflict
That were forced into the systems due to selfishness / authority of earlier few rulers and thus
Rule thru' such wisdom alone!"
Keywords: TRUTH, POWER
You said it Sir. Not only the article, even the title says it all.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jitendra for the compliment and appreciation.. Love it.. Wishes!
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