There lived a wise woman in a village to whom all the village-dwellers come for advice and consultation regarding all matters of life. She also conducted classes for the young children of the village. One day, the wise lady took the children for excursion nearby the river-bank. The little children were so happy to roam around in the green grass, breathing in the fresh air, hearing the bird songs and trying to catch butterflies.
After playing to their heart's fill, the children gathered around the wise lady who was sitting under a big oak tree and asked, "Ma'am, teach us something new today."
Bearing a smile, she pointed at a farmer grazing his cow on the fields. All the children turned in the direction of the farmer with curiosity in their eyes. The wise lady said, "When you see them both, the man and his pet, whom do you think is dependent more on the other?"
Immediately, the children replied "The cow, of course! If the farmer doesn't bring it out to graze, it goes hungry all day. If he doesn't bath it often, it might catch flies and sicken and die. The farmer is the master and the cow is dependent on him."
One of the littlest children timidly said: "The farmer is my answer, he is more dependent on it because it gives him milk to sell and profit from it."
The wise lady nodded at all their replies and said coyly "It seems they are both mutually dependent on each other, yes?
All the little kids nodded frantically. "Let's follow the farmer home." said the wise lady and gathered all her disciples.
The cow too had done its grazing and the farmer started to untie its noose to take it home. The farmer and the cow walked ahead whilst the wise lady and her disciples followed after.
While passing through the market, the wise lady borrowed a knife from the fruit shop and walked toward the farmer at a faster pace and cut the cow's noose. With no second to spare, the cow started to run wildly trying to escape the farmer. The farmer ran behind the cow calling to it frantically. The wise lady now turned around to her disciples and said "Do you see it now? The cow only wants to enjoy freedom. It's bound to the farmer only because he has made it bound to him by feeding it and taking care of its needs. The minute it got free, it only wanted to escape for it can find it's food by itself and take care of itself better than the farmer could."
All the children applauded the littlest child for getting the answer right. The wise lady patted his back too and said "My dear children, the lesson you learn today is this: A person keeps thinking about so many unnecessary things toiling his mind with frivolities believing that it is what makes him the person he is. It is only his choice that bounds all those trash inside him tampering with his performance. The minute a person doesn't care about it, it will all disappear making him more receptive to learning new things and thus furthering him in his purpose towards life like the cow escaping the farmer the minute he set it free."
The children thanked the teacher and went home musing about her words.
After playing to their heart's fill, the children gathered around the wise lady who was sitting under a big oak tree and asked, "Ma'am, teach us something new today."
Bearing a smile, she pointed at a farmer grazing his cow on the fields. All the children turned in the direction of the farmer with curiosity in their eyes. The wise lady said, "When you see them both, the man and his pet, whom do you think is dependent more on the other?"
Immediately, the children replied "The cow, of course! If the farmer doesn't bring it out to graze, it goes hungry all day. If he doesn't bath it often, it might catch flies and sicken and die. The farmer is the master and the cow is dependent on him."
One of the littlest children timidly said: "The farmer is my answer, he is more dependent on it because it gives him milk to sell and profit from it."
The wise lady nodded at all their replies and said coyly "It seems they are both mutually dependent on each other, yes?
All the little kids nodded frantically. "Let's follow the farmer home." said the wise lady and gathered all her disciples.
The cow too had done its grazing and the farmer started to untie its noose to take it home. The farmer and the cow walked ahead whilst the wise lady and her disciples followed after.
While passing through the market, the wise lady borrowed a knife from the fruit shop and walked toward the farmer at a faster pace and cut the cow's noose. With no second to spare, the cow started to run wildly trying to escape the farmer. The farmer ran behind the cow calling to it frantically. The wise lady now turned around to her disciples and said "Do you see it now? The cow only wants to enjoy freedom. It's bound to the farmer only because he has made it bound to him by feeding it and taking care of its needs. The minute it got free, it only wanted to escape for it can find it's food by itself and take care of itself better than the farmer could."
All the children applauded the littlest child for getting the answer right. The wise lady patted his back too and said "My dear children, the lesson you learn today is this: A person keeps thinking about so many unnecessary things toiling his mind with frivolities believing that it is what makes him the person he is. It is only his choice that bounds all those trash inside him tampering with his performance. The minute a person doesn't care about it, it will all disappear making him more receptive to learning new things and thus furthering him in his purpose towards life like the cow escaping the farmer the minute he set it free."
The children thanked the teacher and went home musing about her words.
Moral: Empty Your Cup
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