Guest guest Posted July 12, 2003 Report Share Posted July 12, 2003 > Wonderful story, Jay. Thanks, Edith > Message: 1 > Fri, 11 Jul 2003 18:54:17 +0100 > " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda > Story of the lost needle > > There is an unusual story of a woman who was searching for her > lost needle. She searched frantically for it. She went out onto the street > and started the search. Someone asked her what was she looking > for. She said her needle was lost. > > " Where did you lose it? " , asked the person. > " Oh, I lost it in the house " , said the woman. > " But then why are you searching for it out here? " asked the person. > " Oh, because it is too dark in the house while the street is well lit " , > replied the woman : ) > > We may smile, but this story reflects our dilemma too. > > We too have lost something that lies within. > Yet, we want to search for it in the outer world. > In the world of name, fame, wealth and possessions we are searching for > bliss. > It belongs to and lies within but we want to search for it outside. > As that seems so much easier : ) > > jay > > _ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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