A Nice Story

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An old Farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson.

Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his  Bhagavat Geeta. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.
 
One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa! I try to read the Bhagavat Geeta just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget  as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Bhagavat Geeta do?"

The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied,  "Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of  water." 

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back  to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, "You'll have to move a little faster next time," and sent him back to the river with the basket  to try again.

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was  impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead. The old man said, "I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You're just not trying hard enough," and he went out the door to watch the boy try again.

At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house.

The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said, "See Grandpa, it's useless!"

"So you think it is useless?" The old man said, "Look at the basket."

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.

"Son, that's what happens when you read the Bhagavat Geeta. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Krishna in our lives."

OM SAI RAM

[rr_sai_bhakt]

Excellent one smg ji ... such simple lessons and understanding can make so much of a difference in our lives ...

Om Sai Nath ...

[GaneshHariharan]

il magnifico ! , schön gut ! Om Sairam.

[SS91]

SaiRam,

Sai bless you. Thanks for such a nice story and moral behind is so good.

Keep sharing more stories of this kind.

JaiSaiRam

An old Farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson.

Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his  Bhagavat Geeta. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.
 
One day the grandson asked, "Grandpa! I try to read the Bhagavat Geeta just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget  as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Bhagavat Geeta do?"

The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied,  "Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of  water." 

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back  to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, "You'll have to move a little faster next time," and sent him back to the river with the basket  to try again.

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was  impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead. The old man said, "I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You're just not trying hard enough," and he went out the door to watch the boy try again.

At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house.

The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said, "See Grandpa, it's useless!"

"So you think it is useless?" The old man said, "Look at the basket."

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.

"Son, that's what happens when you read the Bhagavat Geeta. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Krishna in our lives."

OM SAI RAM

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Thank you.....

May Sai bless you all....

om sai ram

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According to an old Hindu legend...

..there was once a time when all human beings were gods, but they so abused their divinity that Brahma, the chief god, decided to take it away from them and hide it where it could never be found.

Where to hide their divinity was the question. So Brahma called a council of the gods to help him decide. "Let's bury it deep in the earth," said the gods. But Brahma answered, "No, that will not do because humans will dig into the earth and find it." Then the gods said, "Let's sink it in the deepest ocean." But Brahma said, "No, not there, for they will learn to dive into the ocean and will find it." Then the gods said, "Let's take it to the top of the highest mountain and hide it there." But once again Brahma replied, "No, that will not do either, because they will eventually climb every mountain and once again take up their divinity." Then the gods gave up and said, "We do not know where to hide it, because it seems that there is no place on earth or in the sea that human beings will not eventually reach."

Brahma thought for a long time and then said, "Here is what we will do. We will hide their divinity deep in the center of their own being, for humans will never think to look for it there."

All the gods agreed that this was the perfect hiding place, and the deed was done. And since that time humans have been going up and down the earth, digging, diving, climbing, and exploring--searching for something already within themselves.


OM SAI RAM
lesson: don't be distracted by worldly kicks - find truth and happiness in your self

[tanu_12]

good inspiring story...

[sainetras]

Dear smg beti,
aapke likhe huve kahaaniya ek-se-badakar-ek aur la-jabaab hai. krupa karke aur jyaada, aur sunder kahaaniyonko likhte raho. bahut khushi milti hai .
Shukriya bachhi.
SAI aapka bhalaa kare.
om shri saibabaya namaha.

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Om Sai Ram Sainetras auntyji

Kaise hain aap? Itne dino bad apka koi post padne ko mila.

Bahut bahut shukriya apka humari post ki hui stories ko appreciate karne ka. Jab bi mujhe koi acchi si story milegi main jald hi usse post kar dungi.

Main hope karti hun ki sai baba jald hi ek acchi si story dhundwane me madad karenge 

Om Sai Ram

[sainetras]

Dear smg beti,
Jarur koshih karate rehana meri bachhi, Saibaba aap ko iss achhe kaam me safal banaayenge.
Isiii duva ke saath mai aap ke liye praathana  karungi.
khush raho.
om shri saibabaya namaha.

[shalabh]

INDEED  IT'S  VERY  GOOD  STOREY  , RATHER BASICS  OF  LIFE.

PLEASE  MENTION  THE  SOURCE  OF  STORIES ,  IT WILL  BE  NICE  .

[son$ai]

really nice inspiring stories v wud love to read such stories more
om sai ram