R -Ramakrishna’s short parable

This April for the A-Z 2020 challenge I have taken short stories from books of Fr Anthony De Mello – “the song of the bird” and the “prayer of the frog”. I would like to share these stories and hopefully believe that these stories will inspire you too.  

Ramakrishna used to say:

God laughs on two occasions. He laughs when he hears a physician say to a mother, “Don’t be afraid, I shall cure the boy.” God says to himself, “I am planning to take the life of the child and this man thinks he can save it.!”

He also laughs when he sees two brothers divide their land by means of a boundary line saying, “This side belongs to me and the other side to you,” He says to Himself, “The universe belongs to me and they claim to own portions of it!”

Sometimes we think that we are the owners of this universe and everything belongs to us and we can do what we want. so we build buildings, clear the forests and rob the animals and birds of their shelter,  construct dams and displace the tribes, pollute water and air and destroy the nature. Not only harm nature but we have also harmed one another in so many different ways. 

The  whole world is lock down and it has taken a virus to slow us down, reflect and help us realize  that we are not the sole owners of this earth, there are other species too who share our world. Now  we are forced to learn the hard way some lessons which we refused to learn. 

This is the time to introspect and look at what matters most and value the essentials of life. Let us do our bit however small to bring small changes in us and among ourselves, also reach out to those who are suffering due to the lock down.

 #Stay Home and #Stay Safe..

Thanks for reading my post; appreciate your time; would love to hear your thoughts….

Be Blessed & Be Happy  !