Easy to Miss

WE all love stories,no matter which age group we belong to, and I'm so much fond of stories that i've a separate blog for my favorite ones. Recently, i was reminded of a beautiful story which i'm going to post here because its something more than just a story and i want to share it with everyone.

The story -
Once upon a time there lived an orphan boy. He was all alone and had no place to go. But there was one thing his parents left for him, a calf. He walked from one village to the other in search of food and shelter. Sometimes he had to cross rivers in order to reach the other village. And whenever he would come across a river, he would carry the calf on his shoulders. Years passed and the boy grew up to become a young man. One day while crossing the river, some villagers saw him and laughed at him. The boy, unable to understand looked at them and a voice shouted from the crowd, "what a big fool, carrying that cow on his shoulder"!

The boy looked at the calf & realized that the calf he was carrying all these years, is no more a calf, but had become a beautiful cow.

Moral of the story- "With practice impossible becomes possible".

When my brother reminded us (me & my little brother) of this story, he said, how sad it is, people could see his practice but couldn't see his love? Why would anyone carry a calf or any other animal all these years, all the way??? How deeply the boy must have been attached to the animal.It was not practice but his love which gave him the strength.

So true!!!

Would I or you will ever carry 'anything' on our shoulder and not feel the pain? or would we do it for the sake of 'practice'?

No, for sure. I wish, we could see beyond the limits of our eyes and may be then we will be able to see the inner beauty of every person, of every object and even of the tiniest creation on this earth & understand their true essence.

With Love!