The real student

Vinay had been sitting on the banks of Ganges since night .He was depressed .He had lost all that he had .He was bankrupt .He had no one to look up to .He could count on none .He had come here to end his life .His life which had become both miserable and senseless now .His death would end all his woes. No one would miss him either .All through the night, he had been going through his lives details and easily in the morning he had gone to sleep on the steps.

Now, few voices woke him up .It was still dark .It would be at least one hour later that sun would rise. He saw two people walking towards Ganges .They passed him on the dark they didn’t notice him. They climbed down the steps and were taking bath in the holy river. “But guruji, how can we change our fate when we have nothing in our hands” asked one of the voices. “By getting up and deciding to give life a tough fight” replied the second voice. He recognized second voice. It was swami Gnanatheertha. He was very famous guru with disciples over 1000 and above in his ashram.

He was considered the greatest of living gurus in today’s age.

 Vinay became more attentive towards the conversation.

“But how can a person who lost everything get it back guruji with nothing in hand, no one can build an empire “replied apparently the student of swamiji.

Vinay could understand that their topic or arrangement had something to do with fate vs hard work or purusharth .He listened half expecting the answer.

“If the person decides, he can use the dead rat lying there and build a huge empire” replied swamiji as he passed Vinay.