Guest guest Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Long long ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow... He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by... The little boy grew up, and he no longer played around the tree everyday. One day, the boy came back to the tree with a sad look on his face. " Come and play with me, " the tree asked the boy. " I am no longer a kid, I don't play around trees anymore. " The boy replied, " I want toys. I need money to buy them. " " Sorry, I don't have money...but you can pick all my apples and sell them so you will have money. " The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy didn't come back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad. One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. " Come and play with me, " the tree said. " I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me? " " Sorry, I don't have a house, but you can chop off my branches to build your house. " So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn't come back afterward. The tree was again lonely and sad. One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. " Come and play with me! " the tree said. " I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat? " " Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy. " So the boy cut the tree truck to make a boat. He went sailing and didn't come back for a long time. Finally, the boy returned after he had been gone for so many years. " Sorry, my boy. But I don't have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you... " the tree said. " I don't have teeth to bite, " the boy replied. " No more trunk for you to climb on. " " I am too old for that now " the boy said. " I really can't give you anything ... the only thing left is my dying roots, " the tree said with sadness. " I don't need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years, " the boy replied. " Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest. Come sit down with me and rest. " The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears....... This is the story of everyone. The tree is our parent. When we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad... When we grew up, we left them... We only came to them when we needed something or when we were in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and give you everything they can, to make you happy. It may seem as if the way the boy treats the " tree " in the story is cruel, but many of us take our parents for granted in the same way. Never forget how important your parents are and try not to take them for granted...they may not be around forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 The memmage is " Care your parents,donot forget when you get old your children will take care of you " children learn from parents. Parents should also change their behaviour as the chidren grow old.Treat them like friends,respect their views,advise them ,under stand them since they are next generation.Ther needs and views are differrent.Understand them ,then i think old age will be smooth sailing " thalluri2939 " <thalluri2939 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 REPLY As a parents we should be perfect and good with everybody and should not harm by any means to others then only in future our children leads happly life and blessed by the God. I have seen so many familites are suffering because of their parents behaviour. " subbuiv " <subbuiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Dear Ramesh Garu and Fellow-Devotees, Love and Love alone... An excellent story indeed. Yes, the life repeats itself. It hurts to say so, but the bitter truth is, it is like that. But, without getting frustrated and despondent, the lesson one should learn from this story is how " Tyaga " is important to live happily. Give up everything that you possess as your own. The first and foremost thing to give up is the ego.Ego of any kind. In other words, Dehaabhimaanam or Dehabhranthi or Dehadrishti or Body Consciousness. We always think that this body is permanent and we will not get old at all and decorate this body with all kinds of costumes, scents, etc. We wash it daily, forgetting the need to wash ourselves internally also every day. It is an inevitable struggle. The first step in this direction is to learn the attitude of unlearning of what we have learnt so far, as Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi says, i.e., " Vairagya " or detachment. It does not come at once. We need to do sadhana, almost every minute of our life. To get vairagya, one has to give up the possessions. It is like a circle. Unless we develop this attitude now, there is no scope for mancipation and progress to higher levels of consciousness later. The journey is very long and it is like walking on the sharpened edge of a long knife. Once we resolve firmly that we will be steadfast in this journey without losing nerve, HE will protect us at every fall, as there are immeasurable pitfalls, but we do not have to worry as HE is there to take care of us. HE will guide us at every step. HE will make us realise that HE is with us. HE will do everything that is possible to make our journey easy, depending on our Prarabdha. We have innumerable stories of great saints to prove this truth. Na karmana, prajaya, dhanena, tyage eka amrutatwa manushuhu, says so our great samskruti. It means, neither our actions (like daanas, offerings, donations, tapas, japa, etc.), nor our sons and daughters, friends and well-wishers, admirers or anybody, for that matter, nor wealth will give us mukti or liberation from the circle of life and death but ONLY TYAGA will give that amritatvam. Then, what these will give us? They give us only Swargam or another birth in good and prosperous family, but NOT MUKTI. They may also give us oncentration of mind so as to reach THAT. But, the MOST IMPORTANT IS TYAGA. So, let us all resolve now and this very moment to proceed in that direction to reach HIS lotus feet. Love and Love alone... P. Gopi Krishna p_gopi_krishna p_gopi_krishna p_gopi_k Off. Tel. No. 2460 2101 Res. Tel. No. 2262 9066 Mobile / Cell No. 98999 29066 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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