Lessons From Nature

[carlos]

Lord Buddha was sitting under a banyan tree.
One day, a furious Brahman came to him and started abusing him.

The Brahman thought that Lord Buddha would reciprocate in the same manner, but to his utter surprise, there was not the slightest change in the
expression on his face.

Now, the Brahman became more furious. He hurled more and more abuses
at Buddha.
However, Lord Buddha was completely unmoved.
Actually there was a look of compassion on his face.
Ultimately the Brahman was tired of abusing him.

He asked, "I have been abusing you, but why are you not angry at all ?"

Lord Buddha calmly replied, "My dear brother, I have not accepted a
single abuse from you."

"But you heard all of them, didn't you?" The Brahman argued half-heartedly.

Buddha said, "I do not need the abuses, so why should I even hear them?"

Now the Brahman was even more puzzled. He could not understand the
calm reply from Lord Buddha.

Looking at his disturbed face, Buddha further explained,
"All those abuses remain with you."

"It cannot be possible. I have hurled all of them at you,"
the Brahmin persisted.

Buddha calmly repeated his reply, "But I have not accepted even a single
abuse from you !
Dear brother, suppose you give some coins to somebody, and if he does not
accept them, with whom will those coins remain?"

The Brahman replied, "If I have given the coins and not needed by someone,
then naturally they would remain with me."

With a meaningful smile on his face, Buddha said, "Now you are right.
The same has happened with your abuses. You came here and hurled abuses
at me, but I have not accepted a single abuse from you.
Hence, all those abuses remain with you only. So there is no reason to be
angry with you."

The Brahman remained speechless.
He was ashamed of his behavior and begged for Buddha's forgiveness.

Lesson To Learn From This Story:

Inner calmness and peace are keys to contented life. You know who you
are and what you want in life, so don't respond to what person said about
you in anger.
Control your anger with patience and calmness.
That is the biggest strength of Wise men.

Never take some one for granted, Hold every person Close to your Heart
because you might wake up one day and realize that you have lost a diamond while you were too busy collecting stones.

[carlos]

People Are Illogical, Unreasonable And Self-Centered.
Love Them Anyway.

If You Do Good, People Will Accuse You Of Selfish, Ulterior Motives.
Do Good Anyway..

If You Are Successful, You Win False Friends And True Enemies.
Succeed Anyway.

The Good You Do Today Will Be Forgotten Tomorrow.
Do Good Anyway.

Honesty And Frankness Make You Vulnerable.
Be Honest And Frank Anyway.

The Biggest Persons With The Biggest Ideas,
Can Be Shot Down By The Smallest Persons With The Smallest Minds.
Think Big Anyway.

People Favor Underdogs But Follow Only Top Dogs.
Fight For A Few Underdogs Anyway.

What You Spend Years Building May Be Destroyed Overnight.
Build Anyway.

People Really Need Help, But May Attack You If You Do Help Them.
Help Them Anyway.

Give The World The Best You Have And You'll Get Kicked In The Teeth.
Give The World The Best You Have Anyway..!