Guest guest Posted May 3, 1999 Report Share Posted May 3, 1999 These two anecdotes are excerpts from Jain Master Chitrabhanu's talks ---------- ---- THREE MEN Three men boasted one day and said to one another, "Did you know I look like Churchill?" His friend responded, "I look like Charles de Gaulle of France." The third man proclaimed, "They say that I look like God." His friends then exclaimed, "How can YOU look like God?" The man replied confidently, "When I was caught and returned to prison for the fifth time, the jailer said, "God, you are here again." COMPASSION* One day President Lincoln was returning to the White House riding in his carriage and dressed in his best, when he noticed a small pig by the side of the road, mired in mud. It was squealing and squirming wildly, but all its efforts merely drove it deeper into the mud. Lincoln ordered the coach to stop, got out, and waded into the mire. He tugged and pulled until he managed to free the pig. Upon his arrival home, his family and friends noticed the mud all over his clothes and while he went to change them, the coachman explained what had happened. When the President reappeared, everyone flocked around him, praising him for his kindness. He told them, "Please save your praises. When I saw this little creature in such distress, it was as if there was a thorn driven into my own heart. And so I plucked it out. Therefore, it was really my own pain that I eased by helping that pig." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 1999 Report Share Posted May 3, 1999 >andrew macnab <a.macnab > > > >Harsha (Dr. Harsh K. Luthar) wrote: > >COMPASSION* > >> One day President Lincoln was returning to the White House riding in his >> carriage and dressed in his best, when he noticed a small pig by the side of >> the road, mired in mud. It was squealing and squirming wildly, but all its >> efforts merely drove it deeper into the mud. Lincoln ordered the coach to >> stop, got out, and waded into the mire. He tugged and pulled until he >> managed to free the pig. >> Upon his arrival home, his family and friends noticed the mud all over his >> clothes and while he went to change them, the coachman explained what had >> happened. When the President reappeared, everyone flocked around him, >> praising him for his kindness. He told them, "Please save your praises. When >> I saw this little creature in such distress, it was as if there was a thorn >> driven into my own heart. And so I plucked it out. Therefore, it was really >> my own pain that I eased by helping that pig." >> >> ------ >> Are you hogging all the fun? >> http://www.ONElist.com >> Friends tell friends about ONElist! > > Note the ad! > >Then they all sat down to a delicious ham dinner. > >andrew > Andrew, That is hilarious! What a synchronicity! Thanks for pointing it out. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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