Dog behind its tail for '100 coin' Happiness
Before I tell you that, I'd like to express thanks to Shubham & Pranjal; my two kandhas because it is their content and I am only a medium to share this knowledge.
In Shubham's words:
Once, a king and his adviser were travelling in remote areas of his reign. There was a small house, family of four; husband-wife-son-daughter. The king observed everyone was so happy and cheerful, they cherished the moment.
King was amused so he decided to camp nearby to observe this family. Everyday he would see both husband and wife working together, they wouldn't do much but whatever they did it clearly reflected how much they are loving their moment with each other.
This went on for some days, finally king got curious and wanted to know what is the secret behind all this happiness. Clearly this family was very poor they can barely afford food & shelter yet they all rejoiced every moement. He asked his adviser,
King got confused, so adviser said you can come here again in 6 months and you'll get the answer you are seeking.
They all packed up for return; finding right moment, the Adviser swiftly placed a bag full of coins; precisely '99 coins'.
After some time, husband came out and noticed this bag full of coins. He counted the coins
He wondered why would someone not give 100. He decided to earn 1 coin and make it 100. He worked hard for a week day and night and came back to satisfy his desire to have 100 coins; only to realize that his wife had shopped for 3 coins, now the total would add to 97.
He scolded his wife and reminded how hard he worked to finally have it 100, vowed to work harder, this time earned 3 coins; came back home, this time his son spent 1 coin. Now it is again 99.
This went on for days, he would work harder day by day and every time some or the other family member would spend it. This led to constant quarreling and negative vibes where once people lived in peace and harmony.
After 6 months, King again dropped by and noticed how things changed. Now all he could see was a quarreling family.
Now I leave it up to you guys to figure out what the king learned.
In Pranjal's words,
You guys can share your learning in the comments section.
In Shubham's words:
Once, a king and his adviser were travelling in remote areas of his reign. There was a small house, family of four; husband-wife-son-daughter. The king observed everyone was so happy and cheerful, they cherished the moment.
King was amused so he decided to camp nearby to observe this family. Everyday he would see both husband and wife working together, they wouldn't do much but whatever they did it clearly reflected how much they are loving their moment with each other.
This went on for some days, finally king got curious and wanted to know what is the secret behind all this happiness. Clearly this family was very poor they can barely afford food & shelter yet they all rejoiced every moement. He asked his adviser,
'Tell me what could be the reason behind this happiness !?', King saidAdviser told, Sir it is all about '99 coins'.
King got confused, so adviser said you can come here again in 6 months and you'll get the answer you are seeking.
They all packed up for return; finding right moment, the Adviser swiftly placed a bag full of coins; precisely '99 coins'.
After some time, husband came out and noticed this bag full of coins. He counted the coins
'99!? Looks like I miscalculated.', exclaimed HusbandHe gave it to his son to count, he counted and said '99' husband got a bit frustrated and scolded his son for not counting properly; he then turned to his daughter for the counting, she said '99'; now his patience grew thin! he cried '99! you both are not counting properly'; finally he gave it to his wife to count. Results were not going to change, 99 again!
He wondered why would someone not give 100. He decided to earn 1 coin and make it 100. He worked hard for a week day and night and came back to satisfy his desire to have 100 coins; only to realize that his wife had shopped for 3 coins, now the total would add to 97.
He scolded his wife and reminded how hard he worked to finally have it 100, vowed to work harder, this time earned 3 coins; came back home, this time his son spent 1 coin. Now it is again 99.
This went on for days, he would work harder day by day and every time some or the other family member would spend it. This led to constant quarreling and negative vibes where once people lived in peace and harmony.
After 6 months, King again dropped by and noticed how things changed. Now all he could see was a quarreling family.
'Where is that love and happiness I admired !?', King wonderedAnd finally he realized what had happened, he got the answer he was seeking.
Now I leave it up to you guys to figure out what the king learned.
In Pranjal's words,
We live like a dog who constantly is chasing his tail hoping to catch it one day; but all it ever does is go round-and-round in a never ending vicious cycle. Most of the time we create problems and then solve it all for a false illusion of a happier self.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
You guys can share your learning in the comments section.
The answer I learned is:
ReplyDeletePeople should learn how to be happy with what they have. I am not telling to be laid back, but be happy in what you have. This nowhere means to not strive for a better self, but then again whatever you do, be happy.
“I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it's not the answer.”
― Jim Carrey