Contd........
Whenever it was sunny, she would cry
thinking “oh my poor child! How will husband of my eldest daughter sell
umbrellas enough now, since people would not buy umbrellas when it is not
raining?” Thinking of her eldest daughter’s problems and lack of abundance, she
would worry and cry the whole day!
When it rained, she would think “Oh, my
poor second daughter! How will her husband go fishing now that it is raining?
How will my daughter wade through these tough times?”
This way both on sunny and rainy days
she would cry one way or the other. She came to be called the ‘Cry Lady’. She
was mocked by her villagers. She felt insulted. She was hurt. She thought no
one understood her. She lived a lonely life!
A monk came to this village called
‘Reason’. He saw her crying every single day! He felt bad for her. He asked her
the reason for her pain and suffering. She gave her ‘valid reasons’ for crying.
The monk saw her pain. He saw ‘the cause of her pain’ too! He knew the solution
to her problem too!
He smiled and said “Dear lady, do not
cry! From now on, you need cry no more. I’ve a technique that’ll help you to be
happy and loved. You’ll find release from your suffering. You’ll have friends
in your life. You’ll forget what it is to be lonely and sad!”
The old woman – mayya became interested
on hearing his words. She sought his advice and pleaded him to teach ‘the
technique’ to her. In reply monk gave her this technique “on sunny days, think
of your younger daughter. Thank Sun-God for being ‘sunny’. These are the days
her husband will go out into deep seas and catch lots of fish. The more fish he
catches the more he will sell and more he sells more he makes money. Think of
all the abundance in her life that ‘Sunny days’ would bring!
And on rainy days, thank ‘Rain God’ for
it is because of Him that it is raining. And then think of how it is good for
your elder daughter. Think of all the umbrellas your eldest son-in-law would be
able to sell and make money! Think of all the abundance that could and would
come into their lives. Be happy for your eldest daughter!” So saying, he left.
Mayya found this technique easy
to follow. She did not use her reasoning to find flaws in the technique. She did not use her logic to 'understand' how the technique works or what benefits she would receive. She believed the monk and his words!
She followed his advice to the T. and in very short time; she was found smiling
and laughing the whole day! There was ‘thanks’ on her lips most part of the
day! Very soon, she came to be called ‘smiling lady’. People found her
expression pleasant. They found her smile soothing and warm. She had friends
everywhere she went! She no longer was sad, she no longer knew pain. She no
longer suffered!
Contd........
# change the perspective lady story, perspective, perception, attitude and its effect, good and bad, seasons of life, life and its aspects, celebration of life, reasons to celebrate in life, complaining about life, grateful for life ....
also read suggested : https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=On+perception
Pointers in this post :
"This way both on sunny and rainy days she would cry one way or the other. She came to be called the ‘Cry Lady’. She was mocked by her villagers. She felt insulted. She was hurt. She thought no one understood her. She lived a lonely life! " - Look at this para and the one previous to this. Aren't we like this most of the time? Isn't our complaints so similar to 'mayya'? First we ask for a wish and cry till it is not fulfilled. And then complain saying if God/Reiki knew that I would be unhappy with this desire being fulfilled, why did it fulfill my wish in the first place? Either way, we ONLY COMPLAIN. Either way, we are sad, irritated, angry, demanding and seeking explanations from God/Reiki/Guru. Think about it!
"She did not use her reasoning to find flaws in the technique. She did not use her logic to 'understand' how the technique works or what benefits she would receive. She believed the monk and his words! " - Technique is not to get results that we seek. They can also just be something to change our perspective, attitude and cleanse us of our negativities like anger, lust, demanding nature, ingratitude, selfishness and greed etc. When a person is looking at the 'end result' then there is no change in his attitude and character and then he blames the technique. Then the right technique also doesn't give the right results. And the blame is on the technique. Remember, a drunken and angry driver meets with an accident in the best of vehicles too. Vehicle is not at fault. Remember, the technique is to sober you from a 'person who is drunk with anger, lust, adamant and selfish nature'. The sooner the person realises that the sooner is his healing.
Look at the last para. When her attitude changed, she found all her complaints gone. SHE was the cause of pain in her life. Not the people of her village! She was the cause of her suffering - not the seasons of nature.
How do you think this post would help you in any way to better your perspective and frame of mind?
Why do you think the village is called 'Reason'? What does it represent and why?
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