A geisha girl was going for a very important programme, decked up in
her best attire. On the road to her venue, there was a big puddle, and
she was afraid that her dress would get soiled. Suddenly, she saw two
monks coming that way, but since the Buddhist vows do not permit them
to even look towards women, she did not expect anyhelp from those
ascetics. To her great surprise, the elder of the two celibate men came
over to her. Without talking a single word, he picked her up and carried
her across that water obstacle. His younger colleague was shocked
beyond words, but since they had taken a vow of silence for ten days,
he said nothing.
In due course, when their 'silence period' ended, the younger disciple
went to his senior, and gave vent to his anguish and dismay at the
incident which seemed to bother him night and day. What the older monk
said in reply is of great importance: "Yes, I did touch her, but I dropped
her as soon as possible. You seem to be still carrying her!"
Ensconced in this parable is a great deal of wisdom.
The older monk had taught two lessons to his younger friend:
(1) 'If a rule prevents you from doing a good turn, its violation is not a sin' and
(2) 'It is good to deliberately forget whatever is not worthy of remembering'
SO FRIENDS WE TOO HAVE TO FORGET SOME USELESS ISSUES IN LIFE,..FOR EXAMPLE THE RECENT DEBACLE OF THE STUDENTS WHO DIDNT QUALIFY IN CA EXAMS,..ITS BETTER TO DELETE THOSE ISSUES AND START AFRESH WITH A COOL MIND,..
SOME MEMORIES ARE TO BE FORGOTTEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE CAN CREATE SOME GOOD MEMORIES IN THE FUTURE.,,
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