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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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