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Posted on 22.10.2022 07:52
I would like to narrate a touching story in this context. A_ king's procession was out on the road. In the olden days, when a king set out on his royal procession, there would be such pomp and show, such a display of wealth and prosperity that thousands and thousands of his subjects would gather outside to Witness the grand spectacle. The procession went by. As it neared the market thousands of people stood there to greet their king.At a certain moment the king saw a few children playing quietly in a playground. He was amazed that these children were not at all interested in his grand procession while so many thousands were enthusiastically watching. They were not even taking their eyes from the game that absorbed them _ so thoroughly. The king's attention was riveted to these children. He asked his mahout to stop and he stepped down from his elephant. People around got worried as to what made the king step down like this from his mount so suddenly. Everyone was frightened. They gathered around him and asked His Highness: "What is the matter, Your Majesty?" The king replied, "I want to go there!" and he reached the playground where the children were playing. The king stood there for a while. Even then, the children did not notice him. One child was sitting on top of a sand dune, and 4-5 children were before him. The children did not even look up and paid no attention to the king.
After a while the king said "Oh children! See who has come!" The leader of the group replied, "Whosoever it may be, what do I care?"
"See, the king is in front of you!"
"If he is in front of us, what does it matter?”
"Oh children! You are so clever, but you are playing with mud!"
"What else would an earthen puppet do than play with the earth?"
The king had not expected such answers from a little boy. But the answer came from that higher level of consciousness which is beyond the senses, not from _ the sensory world. The king was astonished.
The king said: "Hey, child! You are very sweet. Would you like to come with me and live in my palace?”
The child answered: "Let me think."
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