interesting stories

[pramanisa]

I am with you

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was  the gem of their eyes.
 
When the boy was around two  years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard.
 
His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot the matter.

The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color and drank it all.
 
It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages.
 
When the child collapsed the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died.
 
The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband.

When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered  just five words.
 
 

QUESTIONS :
1. What were the five words ?
2. What is the implication of this story?
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THE ANSWER IS :



The husband just said "I am with you Darling"



The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior.
 
The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life.
 
There is no point in finding fault with the mother.
 
Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened.

No one is to be blamed.
 
She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband.......and that's what he gave her.

If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world.
 
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears.
And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.

MORAL OF THE STORY

Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know.   
 
By this way we miss out some warmth in human relationship.

[pramanisa]

Horror gripped the heart of a World War-I soldier, as he saw his
lifelong friend fall in battle. The soldier asked his Lieutenant if
he could go out to bring his fallen comrade back.
"You can go," said the Lieutenant," but don't think it will be worth
it.
Your friend is probably dead and you may throw your life away.
"The Lieutenant's words didn't matter, and the soldier went anyway.
Miraculously, he managed to reach his friend, hoisted him onto his
shoulder and brought him back to their company's trench. The officer
checked the wounded soldier, then looked kindly at his friend.
"I told you it wouldn't be worth it," he said. "Your friend is dead
and you are mortally wounded."
"It was worth it, Sir," said the soldier.
"What do you mean by worth it?" responded the Lieutenant.
"Your friend is dead."
"Yes Sir," the soldier answered,
"but it was worth it because when I got to him, he was still alive
and I had the satisfaction of hearing him say...."Jim...I knew you'd
come."
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Many times in life, whether a thing is worth doing or not, really
depends on how u look at it. Take up all your courage and do
something your heart tells you to do so that you may not regret not
doing
it
later in your life........
This is a true story.

"Let the spirit of friendship in us not die. "

[pramanisa]

It isn't the size of your house as such,
That matters so much at all,
It's the gentle hand and its loving touch,
That make it great or small.

The friends who come
and the hour they go,
When they from
your house depart,
Will judge you not by
the style you show,
But rather by the
size of your heart.

It isn't the size of your head so much,
And it isn't the wealth you've found,
What will make you happy is how you touch
The other lives all around.

For making money is not so hard,
But to live life well is an art.
How people love you and how they regard
Is all in the size of your heart!

[keerthisai]

OM SAI RAM

Dear Prajnaji

It was indeed great reading the stories posted above, and thank you for taking time to post them.

By Baba's grace everyone of us would realise the Moral of the story and preach the same too.

In this Busy / Hurry World people only tend to blame others be it in relatives or at office and even between friends.

Regards
Keerthi

JAI SAIRAM

OM SAI SRI SAI JAYA JAYA SAI

[saibhakti]

If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world.
 
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears.
And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.

Om Sai Ram!
Dear Prajna Ji,

Really touchy stories! How right it is that "If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world." People do not try to develop a proactive attitude , a positivity that can put an end to arguments even before they crop up. We see this all around us with our close ones. I wish every one could have such a wonderful attitude towards life.

Thanks so much for making us rethink upon our attitude towards life & people.

May Baba bless us all!

Om Sai Ram!

[adwaita]

Dear prajna ji,

Thank you so much for these wonderful posts. They really touched my heart. Great job. May baba always bless you. om sai ram.

Gayatri

[gaurav_dctm]

Om Sri Sai Ram..

Prajna ji,

It is such a touching story as well as message and as with your other posts, this too brought tears to my eyes.
You really are a wonderful person...May Baba ji always bless you.

Please keep posting such beautiful thoughts..

God bless everyone
Gaurav

[pramanisa]

Dear keerthiji, kshamaji, gayathruji and gauravji,

Thanks for ur blessings. All these posts are the mails i get. i'm just sharing it here.

By babaz grace, I will definetely continue posting such stories.

Thanks a lot.

May baba bless everyone.

Jai Sai Ram

Prajna

[pramanisa]

Read this whenever you are free.
An 80 year old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45
years old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow perched on their window.

The Father asked his Son, "What is this?"

The Son replied "It is a crow".

After a few minutes, the Father asked his Son the 2nd time, "What is this?"

The Son said "Father, I have just now told you "It's a crow".

After a little while, the old Father again asked his Son the 3rd time,
What is this?"

At this time some ex-pression of irritation was felt in the Son's tone when
he said to his Father with a rebuff. "It's a crow, a crow".

A little after, the Father again asked his Son t he 4th time, "What is this?"

This time the Son shouted at his Father, "Why do you keep asking me the
same question again and again, although I have told you so many times 'IT

IS A CROW'. Are you not able to understand this?"

A little later the Father went to his room and came back with an old
tattered diary, which he had maintained since his Son was born. On opening

a page, he asked his Son to read that page. When the son read it, the
following words were written in the diary :-

"Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a
crow was sitting on the window. My Son asked me 23 times what it was, and

I replied to him all 23 times that it was a Crow. I hugged him lovingly
each time h e asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I

did not at all feel irritated I rather felt affection for my innocent child".

While the little child asked him 23 times "What is this", the Father had
felt no irritation in replying to the same question all 23 times and when

today the Father asked his Son the same question just 4 times, the Son felt
irritated and annoyed.

So..

If your parents attain old age, do not repulse them or look at them as a
burden, but speak to them a gracious word, be cool, obedient, humble and

kind to them. Be considerate to your parents.From today say this aloud, "I
want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I
was a little child. They have always showered their selfless love on me.
They crossed all mountains and valleys without seeing the storm and heat to
make me a person presentable in the society today".

Say a prayer to God, "I will serve my old parents in the BEST way. I will
say all good and kind words to my dear parents, no matter how they behave.

[pramanisa]

From the very beginning, girl's family objected strongly on her

dating this guy, saying that it has got to do with family

background, & that the girl will have to suffer for the rest of her life if she

were to be with him.



Due to family's pressure, the couple quarrelled very often. Though

the girl loved the guy deeply, she always asked him: "How deep isyour

love for me?" As the guy is not good with his words, this often caused

the girl to be very upset. With that & the family's pressure, the girl

often vents her anger on him. As for him, he only endured it in

silence.



After a couple of years, the guy finally graduated & decided to

further his studies overseas. Before leaving, he proposed to the

girl:



"I'm not very good with words. But all I know is that I love you.

If you allow me, I will take care of you for the rest of my life. As

for your family, I'll try my best to talk them round. Will you marry

me?" The girl agreed, & with the guy's determination, the family finally

gave in & agreed to let them get married. So before he left, they

got engaged. The girl went out to the working society, whereas the guy

was overseas, continuing his studies. They sent their love through

emails & phone calls. Though it was hard, but both never thought of giving

up.



One day, while the girl was on her way to work, she was knocked

down by a car that lost control. when she woke up, she saw her parents

beside her bed. She realized that she was badly injured. Seeing her

mum crying, she wanted to comfort her. But she realized that all

that could come out of her mouth was just a sigh. she had lost her

voice....



The doctor says that the impact on her brain has caused her to lose

her voice. Listening to her parents' comfort, but with nothing

coming out from her, she broke down. During the stay in hospital, besides

silence cry,..it's still just silence cry that accompanied her.

Upon reaching home, everything seems to be the same. Except for the

ringing tone of the phone. Which pierced into her heart everytime it rang.

She does not wish to let the guy know & not wanting to be a burden to

him, she wrote a letter to him saying that she does not wish to wait any

longer.



With that, she sent the ring back to him. In return, the guy sent

millions & millions of reply, countless of phonecalls,.. all the

girl could do, besides crying, is still crying.... The parents decided

to move away, hoping that she could eventually forget everything & be

happy.



With a new environment, the girl learns sign language & started a

new life. Telling herself everyday that she must forget the guy. One

day, her friend came & told her that he's back. She asked her friend not

to let him know what happened to her. Since then, there wasn't anymore

news of him.



A year has passed & her friend came with an envelope, containing a

invitation card for the guy's wedding. The girl was shattered. When

she open the letter, she saw her name in it instead. When she was

about to ask her friend what's going on, she saw the guy standing

in front of her.



He used sign language to tell her "I've spent a year to learn sign

language. Just to let you know that I've not forgotten our promise.

Let me have the chance to be your voice. I Love You." With that, he

slipped the ring back into her finger. The girl finally smiled.

[pramanisa]

There was a rich King who had 4 wives.
 

He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best

He also loved the 3rd wife very much and was always showing her off to neighboring kingdoms. However, he feared that one day
she would leave him for another.

He also loved his 2nd wife. She was his confidante and was always kind, considerate and patient with him. Whenever the King faced a problem, he could confide in her to help him get through the difficult times.

The King's 1st wife was a very loyal partner and had made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and kingdom. However, he did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

One day, the King fell ill and he knew his time was short.

He thought of his luxurious life and pondered, "I now have 4 wives with me, but when I die, I'll be all alone.
Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I have loved you the most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"

"No way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word
Her answer cut like a sharp knife right into his heart.

The sad King then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"

"No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is too good!
When you die, I'm going to remarry!"

His heart sank and turned cold.

He then asked the 2nd wife, "I have always turned to you for help and you've always been there for me. When I die, will you follow me
and keep me company?"

"I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave."

Her answer came like a bolt of thunder and the King was devastated.

Then a voice called out:
"I'll leave with you and follow you no matter where you go." The King looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny,
she suffered from malnutrition.
Greatly grieved, the King said, "I should have taken much better care of you when I had the chance!"

In Truth, we all have 4 wives in our lives ...
Our 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.

Our 3rd wife is our possessions, status and wealth.
When we die, it will all go to others.

Our 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how much they have been there for us, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.

And our 1st wife is our Soul,

often neglected in pursuit of wealth, power and pleasures of the ego.
However, our Soul is the only thing that will follow us wherever we go.

So cultivate, strengthen and cherish it now!
It is your greatest gift to offer the world.

[keerthisai]

OM SAI RAM

Dear  Prajna ji

Stories are not simply stories, THE MORAL EACH ONE CARRIES is really superb. Words are short to express the feeling.

It is indeed BABA's grace to have such a sister in this  SAI family who takes time to post such wonderful requiste in this KALIYUG.

Please go ahead and continue this service and May BABA bless you with all that is best for you and your family.

With to regard to the GIRL's story, I wish everyone in this world adores each other the same way and understand each other for the betterment then it is the unimagineable life we will have before us.

Regards
Keerthi

JAI SAI RAM

[pramanisa]

Dear Keerthiji,

Thanks for ur blessings. By babas grace i will continue posting.

May Baba help everyone.

Jai Sai Ram

Prajna

[pramanisa]

>>
>>A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got
>>together to visit their old university professor. The conversation
>>soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
>>
>>Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen
>>and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of
>>cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking,
>>some expensive, and some exquisite - telling them to help
>>themselves
>>to the coffee.
>>
>>After all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor
>>said:
>>
>>"If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken
>>up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.  While it is but
>>normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the
>>source of your problems and stress.
>>
>>"Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In
>>most cases, it's just more expensive and in some cases even hides
>>what we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the
>>cup, but you consciously went for the best cups.and then
>>began eyeing each other's cups.
>>
>>"Now consider this: Life is the coffee, and the jobs, money and
>>position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold
>>and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define
>>nor change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by
>>concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God
>>has provided us."
>>
>>God brews the coffee, not the cups . . . enjoy your coffee.

[pramanisa]

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the
express purpose of showing him how poor people live.

They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"

"It was great, Dad."

"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.

"Oh yeah," said the son.

"So, tell me, what you learned from the trip?" asked the father.

The son answered:
"I saw that we have one dog and they had four.

We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.

We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.

Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.

We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.

We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.

We buy our food, but they grow theirs.

We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them."

The boy's father was speechless.

Then his son added, "Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are."

Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.
Appreciate every single thing you have!

       "Life is too short and friends are too few."