Silly Rabbit, Tricks are for Kids...
That's the first thing that came to mind after reading this particular story. The story of
Bidpai: Poor Man, Rich Man, Young Man really stuck out to me because within each of the three mini stories, there were many life lessons that we should all try to keep in mind.
This story reminds me of a quote by George Washington Carver, which states, "How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these."
That quote can be very powerful if you take the time to truly let it sink in.
Some of the parts from each story that really stuck out to me are below. Click the link above if you want to read the pieces for yourself. As always, enjoy.(:
THE POOR MAN AND THE FLASK OF OIL
A poor man received a flask of oil from his rick and kind neighbor. The poor man began to think of the things that he could do with this oil, in order to improve his living situation. "I can sell the oil, by 5 sheep, they breed more sheep, I'll find me a good wife, and we will have a son that we will love dearly!"
- Now this is where it gets a little funky-
The man goes on to say, "if our son disobeys us, I'll punish him with this very rod in my hand," as he song the rod swiftly through the air.
IT WAS AT THE MOMENT, THE POOR MAN KNEW HE MESSED UP
The poor man ended up knocking the flask of oil from off the shelf, breaking it and spilling all of the contents.
This story spoke to me by saying, malicious thoughts can turn your blessings into mere memories. The types of thoughts we have really can determine the future we have.
THE RICH MAN AND THE BUNDLE OF WOOD
In the story of the rick man, he was so inconsiderate of the lives that people less fortunate than him lived. He demonstrated his lack of consideration by giving a poor woodsman only a fraction of the price for the wood he was selling.
When a priest saw this treatment and called the rich man out for his wrong doing, the rich man said, "Why should I are about this poor man's life?"
That same night, the rich man's house burned from a fire started by the very wood the poor man sold to him.
Karma's a mean one, isn't it? The rich man is now as poor as the poorest in the town.
That stories pretty self explanatory.
THE YOUTH, THE HAWK, AND THE RAVEN
This story basically discussed the woes that people experience at some point in time of their youth. A young boy is walking in the woods and sees a Hawk feeding a Raven that had fallen in his nest. The boy thought that the Raven was just so lazy and if that bird could be lazy and still be taken care of, so could he.
So he decided to stay in his house and wait for someone to come and take care of him. So he waited, and he waited, steadily growing weaker as the days went by. Finally, he realized that no one was going to come take care of him.
Then finally, it dawned on him, he would have been so much better off if he imitated the Hawk instead of the Raven. This goes to show, that in life, there are roles that each person is meant to play. Some, the Raven, while others are meant to be the Hawk.
Know your role and play it well.
Alrighty, that's all, folks!
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