Why do we read the Bhagavat Geeta, even if we can't understand
it?
An old farmer lived on a farm in the
mountains with his young grandson.
Each morning, Grandpa was up early
sitting at the kitchen table
reading his Bhagavat Geeta.
His grandson wanted to be just like
him and tried to
imitate him in every way he could.
...
One day the grandson asked, "
Grandpa! I try to read the Bhagawat Geeta just like you,
but,
I don't understand it, and what I do understand, I forget as
soon as
I close the book. What good does reading the Bhagawat Geeta
do?"
The Grandfather quietly turned from
putting
coal in the stove and
replied,
"Take this coal basket down to the river and bring
me back a basket of water."
The boy did as he was told, but, all the water leaked
out
before he got back to the house.
The grandfather laughed and
said,
"
You'll have to move a little faster next
time,"
and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.
This time the boy ran faster, but, again the basket was
empty
before here turned home. Out of breath, he told his
grandfather
that it was impossible to carry water in a basket,
and he went to get a bucket instead.
The old man said,
"I don't want a bucket of
water; I want a basket of water.
You're just not trying hard
enough,"
and he went out the door to watch
the boy try again.
At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but, he wanted
to
show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he
could,
the water would leak out before he got back to the
house.
The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard,
but, when he reached his grandfather, the basket was again
empty.
Out of breath, he said, "SEE...
it is useless!"
"So you think it is
useless?" the old man said,
"Look at the basket."
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time
realized
that the basket was different. It had been transformed
from
a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.
"Son, that's what happens when you read the Bhagavat
Geeta.
You might not understand or remember everything, but,
when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out.
That is the work of GOD in our lives!"
This is a beautiful story -
if inspired, please forward
it.
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