Govindaram Posted August 2, 2003 Report Share Posted August 2, 2003 Hare Krishna SCENE ONE (An Inn on stage an Innkeeper enter Lust) Innkeeper: Good day, sir! Lust: Good day to you. Now tell me, what do you have for me to enjoy? Innkeeper: Why, we have ale and the finest French wines. Lust: Oh, wine! How delectable. Give me some at once! Let me taste it! (he sits down with a bottle of wine;enter Greed) Innkeeper: Good day, sir! Greed: Good day. I'm feeling a little hungry, do you have anything to eat? Innkeeper: Well, we have these pies, sir. Greed: Alright, give me 18 of them;and a big glass of ale. Innkeeper: This is the biggest glass we have, sir. Greed: Well, you had better give me three glasses, then. (Greed sits down and begins to eat ravenously;enter Anger, he bumps into Lust) Anger: Out of my way, you idiot! (to Innkeeper) Hey you, give me some liquor and make it quick;I'm in a bad mood! (he grabs the bottle and sits down) Greed: (to Lust) Might I ask, sir, what you are doing in this country? Lust: Of course, let me introduce myself. My name is Lust. My business is enjoyments;thus I travel throughout the world searching for new tastes, new sounds, new sights, new sensual pleasures to enjoy. But pray, sir, who are you? Greed: My business is similar to yours and my name is Greed. My aim in life is to consume more and more, for my desires are limitless. (to Anger) But please, tell us, sir, who are you? Anger: What business is it of yours? How dare you poke your nose into my affairs? Lust: Oh dear, look out the window there. What a terrible sight! Greed: What is it? Lust: Look! It's a coffin being carried for burial. How awful, they shouldn't upset people by allowing such things to be seen. Greed: Innkeeper, who is the poor soul there being taken for burial? Innkeeper: Oh sirs, it's too awful to speak of. I couldn't tell you. Anger: Tell us! Innkeeper: Oh yes, sir, well you see around here there lives a most infamous villain, a most terrible and fearsome person! Now he roams throughout this country, killing every person he meets, and it seems certain that not one of us will escape from his clutches! He'll have us all! Greed: But who is this villain. What is his name? Innkeeper: Oh, I dare not repeat it, sirs. I dare not. Anger: Tell us! Innkeeper: Very well, I will tell you. His name is... his name is DEATH! Greed: Death? Lust: Death? Anger: Death? Innkeeper: Aye sirs, Death. Greed: Well, my friends, I have a suggestion to make. As it seems that all of us are in danger from this Death, I think we must take action to stop his nefarious deeds. Let us go in search of Death, and when we find him we will finish him off once and for all. Lust: I agree, we must stop this Death, for his very name strikes terror in my heart. Anger: Yes, just hearing about him makes me angry;let us go at once! Greed: Wait! Innkeeper, tell us where this Death is to be found. Innkeeper: Oh sirs, his activities are a great mystery. No one knows where he will strike next, but they do say that those who are old walk always in his shadow and they are closest to him. Greed: Come then, let us set about our task at once. SCENE TWO SCENE TWO (An old man crosses the stage;then enter Lust, Anger and Greed) Lust: Oh, no! We've been searching for hours and we have come up with no trace of Death. I am exhausted! Anger: Yes, this is a waste of time. It makes me so angry. Whose clever idea was this, anyway? Greed: Wait, friends. Look over there is an old man, surely he must be expecting Death. Anger, bring him over here and we will question him. (exit Anger; re-enters dragging old man) Greed: Old man, we are searching for the villain who is known as Death, for we have decided to put a stop to his evil ways. Lust: And we think that you know where we can find Death. Now you must tell us. Old Man: I have no idea where Death is, for though I am old he has not yet approached me. I warn you, sirs, give up your quest, for no good will come of it. Anger: You are lying! You are a friend of Death, and so you are trying to protect him from us. Tell us at once or I will cut off your head! Old Man: No, no! It is true that I have never seen Death, but if you are determined to search him out, then I have heard that he is lurking in yonder grove of trees. If you search there, surely you will find him. Lust: Come then, let us go there at once! SCENE THREE SCENE THREE (On stage Lust, Anger, and Greed;searching) Greed: There is no one here at all, nothing except this old chest. Lust: The old man must have been lying. Anger: Uhh! How dare he lie to us. Let's go and teach the old wretch a lesson! Greed: Well, let us look inside this chest first. Perhaps there may be some clue in there. (they force it open and find it is full of gold and jewels) Lust: Oh, how wonderful! So much wealth and it's mine all mine! Greed: No, it's mine! I found it first! Anger: Are you two trying to cheat me? Ugh! I hate you both! I'll kill you both for this! Lust: Friends, friends, why should we quarrel? There is enough riches here for all of us to share! Rather, we should celebrate our good fortune. I will go to that inn we just passed and bring some wine here so that we can refresh ourselves. Greed: An excellent suggestion! (exit Lust) Now, Anger, here is a chance for us to improve on our fortune. It is true that there is plenty of gold here for three people, but how much more would there be if the treasure were split only two ways? Anger: What is your idea then? Greed: That when our friend Lust returns, we do away with him and keep all the riches for ourselves. Anger: What a splendid idea! My dagger is ready. Greed: Ah, look;he is returning now. Act naturally. (re-enter Lust) Lust: Here you are, my friends, the finest wine. After all, we can certainly afford it now. (aside) And we'll just add a little poison for you two. Greed: Oh thank you, and we have something for you, dear friend, don't we Anger? Anger: We do, indeed! (he stabs Lust) Greed: Now all the riches are for us two alone! Let us drink to celebrate our success! (drinks some wine) Ahh! Ugh! Ow! Anger: What's the matter? What's wrong with you? (drinks some wine) Greed: Ah!... poison!!! (dies) Anger: Oh no! Ugh! Ah! Ow! (dies) (enter Death) Death: Ha, Ha, Ha! So they thought they could cheat me, Death; they thought they could enjoy limitlessly? Impossible! No one can defy Death. No one. The End The Story Of Lust, Anger And Greed The Story Of Lust, Anger And Greed * * * * * <font color="blue">O </font color> <font color="green"> Mind </font color> <font color="red"> Just </font color> <font color="orange">Worship </font color> <font color="black"> Krsna </font color> Part 2 by request /images/graemlins/smile.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Is this from a play or something? Hare Krishna SCENE ONE (An Inn on stage an Innkeeper enter Lust) Innkeeper: Good day, sir! Lust: Good day to you. Now tell me, what do you have for me to enjoy? Innkeeper: Why, we have ale and the finest French wines. Lust: Oh, wine! How delectable. Give me some at once! Let me taste it! (he sits down with a bottle of wine;enter Greed) Innkeeper: Good day, sir! Greed: Good day. I'm feeling a little hungry, do you have anything to eat? Innkeeper: Well, we have these pies, sir. Greed: Alright, give me 18 of them;and a big glass of ale. Innkeeper: This is the biggest glass we have, sir. Greed: Well, you had better give me three glasses, then. (Greed sits down and begins to eat ravenously;enter Anger, he bumps into Lust) Anger: Out of my way, you idiot! (to Innkeeper) Hey you, give me some liquor and make it quick;I'm in a bad mood! (he grabs the bottle and sits down) Greed: (to Lust) Might I ask, sir, what you are doing in this country? Lust: Of course, let me introduce myself. My name is Lust. My business is enjoyments;thus I travel throughout the world searching for new tastes, new sounds, new sights, new sensual pleasures to enjoy. But pray, sir, who are you? Greed: My business is similar to yours and my name is Greed. My aim in life is to consume more and more, for my desires are limitless. (to Anger) But please, tell us, sir, who are you? Anger: What business is it of yours? How dare you poke your nose into my affairs? Lust: Oh dear, look out the window there. What a terrible sight! Greed: What is it? Lust: Look! It's a coffin being carried for burial. How awful, they shouldn't upset people by allowing such things to be seen. Greed: Innkeeper, who is the poor soul there being taken for burial? Innkeeper: Oh sirs, it's too awful to speak of. I couldn't tell you. Anger: Tell us! Innkeeper: Oh yes, sir, well you see around here there lives a most infamous villain, a most terrible and fearsome person! Now he roams throughout this country, killing every person he meets, and it seems certain that not one of us will escape from his clutches! He'll have us all! Greed: But who is this villain. What is his name? Innkeeper: Oh, I dare not repeat it, sirs. I dare not. Anger: Tell us! Innkeeper: Very well, I will tell you. His name is... his name is DEATH! Greed: Death? Lust: Death? Anger: Death? Innkeeper: Aye sirs, Death. Greed: Well, my friends, I have a suggestion to make. As it seems that all of us are in danger from this Death, I think we must take action to stop his nefarious deeds. Let us go in search of Death, and when we find him we will finish him off once and for all. Lust: I agree, we must stop this Death, for his very name strikes terror in my heart. Anger: Yes, just hearing about him makes me angry;let us go at once! Greed: Wait! Innkeeper, tell us where this Death is to be found. Innkeeper: Oh sirs, his activities are a great mystery. No one knows where he will strike next, but they do say that those who are old walk always in his shadow and they are closest to him. Greed: Come then, let us set about our task at once. SCENE TWO SCENE TWO (An old man crosses the stage;then enter Lust, Anger and Greed) Lust: Oh, no! We've been searching for hours and we have come up with no trace of Death. I am exhausted! Anger: Yes, this is a waste of time. It makes me so angry. Whose clever idea was this, anyway? Greed: Wait, friends. Look over there is an old man, surely he must be expecting Death. Anger, bring him over here and we will question him. (exit Anger; re-enters dragging old man) Greed: Old man, we are searching for the villain who is known as Death, for we have decided to put a stop to his evil ways. Lust: And we think that you know where we can find Death. Now you must tell us. Old Man: I have no idea where Death is, for though I am old he has not yet approached me. I warn you, sirs, give up your quest, for no good will come of it. Anger: You are lying! You are a friend of Death, and so you are trying to protect him from us. Tell us at once or I will cut off your head! Old Man: No, no! It is true that I have never seen Death, but if you are determined to search him out, then I have heard that he is lurking in yonder grove of trees. If you search there, surely you will find him. Lust: Come then, let us go there at once! SCENE THREE SCENE THREE (On stage Lust, Anger, and Greed;searching) Greed: There is no one here at all, nothing except this old chest. Lust: The old man must have been lying. Anger: Uhh! How dare he lie to us. Let's go and teach the old wretch a lesson! Greed: Well, let us look inside this chest first. Perhaps there may be some clue in there. (they force it open and find it is full of gold and jewels) Lust: Oh, how wonderful! So much wealth and it's mine all mine! Greed: No, it's mine! I found it first! Anger: Are you two trying to cheat me? Ugh! I hate you both! I'll kill you both for this! Lust: Friends, friends, why should we quarrel? There is enough riches here for all of us to share! Rather, we should celebrate our good fortune. I will go to that inn we just passed and bring some wine here so that we can refresh ourselves. Greed: An excellent suggestion! (exit Lust) Now, Anger, here is a chance for us to improve on our fortune. It is true that there is plenty of gold here for three people, but how much more would there be if the treasure were split only two ways? Anger: What is your idea then? Greed: That when our friend Lust returns, we do away with him and keep all the riches for ourselves. Anger: What a splendid idea! My dagger is ready. Greed: Ah, look;he is returning now. Act naturally. (re-enter Lust) Lust: Here you are, my friends, the finest wine. After all, we can certainly afford it now. (aside) And we'll just add a little poison for you two. Greed: Oh thank you, and we have something for you, dear friend, don't we Anger? Anger: We do, indeed! (he stabs Lust) Greed: Now all the riches are for us two alone! Let us drink to celebrate our success! (drinks some wine) Ahh! Ugh! Ow! Anger: What's the matter? What's wrong with you? (drinks some wine) Greed: Ah!... poison!!! (dies) Anger: Oh no! Ugh! Ah! Ow! (dies) (enter Death) Death: Ha, Ha, Ha! So they thought they could cheat me, Death; they thought they could enjoy limitlessly? Impossible! No one can defy Death. No one. The End The Story Of Lust, Anger And Greed The Story Of Lust, Anger And Greed * * * * * [ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 All human beings have Lust Anger Greed,its impossible not to have it,whoever says he doesnt have them is a liar or a hypocrite or really old to be impossibly weak to have them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 That is not correct. If you said most of them have it, I would agree. BUt not all. The great Acaryas are completely free from the qualities you have mentioned. All human beings have Lust Anger Greed,its impossible not to have it,whoever says he doesnt have them is a liar or a hypocrite or really old to be impossibly weak to have them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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