LIVE, LEARN AND LIFE

AT ANY POINT OF TIME, ONE CANNOT CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE FULL KNOWLEDGE OF EVERYTHING, SINCE DAY-TO-DAY,TIME-TO-TIME, EVERY EXISTENCE KEEPS ON CHANGING. AS SUCH LIFE IS ALWAYS TO LEARN. EXPERIENCE CAN BE A LESSON, BUT NEED NOT, CANNOT BE AN YARD STICK, SINCE ALL ARE NOT EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING WITH THE SAME STATE OF MIND. IT MAY DIFFER FROM PERSON TO PERSON. ELDERLY PERSONS EXPERIENCES SHOULD BE HEARD AND RESPECTED. THAT NEED NOT BE THE LEAD OR GUIDE. SOMETIME YOUNGSTERS CAN GIVE GOOD OR BETTER SUGGESTIONS. ONE SHOULD BE FREE AND FAIR TO ACCEPT ANYTHING GOOD WITHOUT ANY STRICTURES.

I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE TWO INSTANCES WHICH WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR EVER.

ASSEMBLING IN AN MARRIAGE, ONE BOY ABOUT 8- 9 YEARS WAS ASKING AN ELDERLY PERSON MANY QUESTIONS AND ALL BEING ANSWERED. BOY ENQUIRED THE MAN "UNCLE YOU ARE TELLING EVERYTHING YOU KNOW AND WILL BE ABLE TO DO ANY KIND OF WORK; CAN YOU DO ONE THING I ASK? WILL YOU BE ABLE TO PUT BACK THE PASTE INSIDE THE TUBE? ALL THESE THINGS WERE WITNESSED BY AT LEAST BY SIX PEOPLE, AND ALL STARTED TO LAUGH. THE ELDERLY PERSON WENT FROM THE SCENE WITH SHAME.

THE SECOND ONE IS THAT A PUNDIT WANTED TO GIVE DISCOURSE ON LIFE TO LEARN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER. TO CROSS THE GANGES RIVER AND MOVE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER HE TOOK A BOAT. WHILE GOING, PUNDIT ASKED THE BOATMAN WHETHER THE BOATMAN KNEW VEDAS, CHANTING, MANTRA OR EDUCATION. THE BOATMAN VERY RELUCTANTLY AND SADLY SAID THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING OTHER THAN ROWING THE BOAT SINCE HE HAS TO WORK HARD EVERYDAY TO EARN FOR HIS LIVING. THEN PUNDIT TOLD HIM THAT HE HAS LOST ALL GOOD OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LIFE, WITHOUT EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE HE WAS NOT SURE HOW HE WILL SURVIVE REST OF HIS LIFE. PUNDIT FELT BAD FOR THE BOATMAN FOR HIS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION.

AFTER SOMETIME, THE BOAT STARTED TILTING AND THE BOATMAN ASKED THE PUNDIT WHETHER HE KNEW SWIMMING AS THE BOAT HAD DEVELOPED AN CRACK BY WHICH WATER CAN COME INSIDE AND AT ANYTIME THE BOAT MIGHT SINK. BOATMAN TOLD THE THE PUNDIT THAT IF HE KNOWS SWIMMING HE WILL BE SAVED. PUNDIT ADMITTED THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW SWIMMING. THE BOATMAN TOLD HIM "KNOWING EVERYTHING ABOUT ALL MANTRAS, CHANTING AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD AND FEELING BAD ABOUT MY IGNORANCE WILL BE OF NO USE AND I PITY THAT YOUR LIFE IS FINISHED AS YOU DO NOT KNOW SWIMMING".

THE MORAL OF STORY IS NEVER CLAIM YOUR SUPERIORITY AND UNDERMINE OTHERS' CAPACITY. WE HAVE TO LEAD OUR LIFE WITH THE OPENNESS TO LEARNING FROM EVERYONE AND LIVE HAPPILY.