I got the priviledge to visit Tirupati and have Balaji's Darshan on sunday.
I wish to share one more good story . "In a small village there was a poor tailor who use to stitch clothes and earn the living. Once in evening time he went to outskirt of the village for some work. He was alone and had to come back soon before dark. While returning he found one shining stone which he could not understand what it was. He brought it to home and thought that this shining stone can be used for light in the night and hence he can do more work and earn more living. He was happy till some one asked him what it is? However his family was bit disturbed because this stone was creating disturbance by way of its light and hence they could not sleep properly. So, he replied that this is light stone he uses for working in night and nothing more than that. The person asked him to sell but the tailor demanded that to sale he would need the price equivalent to an oil lamp and oil for one year. The person agreed and took it away. .....Rest I think any body can understand what it was and what its worth was."
Friends, this story tells that you may be in possession of lot of invaluable diamonds but probably in our eyes it is of very less worth and hence we dont care. Or may be for others it may be disturbing thing which lights in night too and does not allow them sleep. The value of such thing is different for different people, for tailor to earn more by stitch more clothes, for family a disturbing item and for some one else a precious invaluable diamond. Should we find out if there is any precious thing or person or friend who we are discarding just as a disturbing item which in fact may be invaluable?
I would appreciate your comments.
cpjain