SUIT & SUFFERRING

SUIT & SUFFERRING !!! A man had asked a tailor to make a beautiful suit for himself. The suit was made & when the man tried it, he could not believe that, one arm of the coat was long, the other was short, one leg of the trousers was long and another was short. The man asked the tailor, "What kind of suit have you made for me? This is ugly." The tailor replied, "Sir, nothing is wrong with the suit. The arm of the coat is little short, but you can just pull your hand inside!" The man said, "Continuously to keep the hand pulled inside is very difficult.” But the tailor justified, "You put your other hand outside. You also will have to do the same thing with your legs." The tailor further said, "It is such a beautiful suit. I have worked day and night over it and you complain about these small things!" So the poor fellow went out wearing the suit, one hand & one leg pulled in ....limping on one side!! A couple passing by saw him and the wife said, "Look at that poor fellow. He seems to be paralyzed or crippled...!" However, the husband told his wife, "Forget about that man, look at the suit; it is so beautiful ! What can the poor tailor do about it, when the man is like that. The tailor has done his best for the crippled man !!" Moral of the Story …… Almost everybody in the world are wearing such coats and suffering immensely. One hand has to be kept pulled in, another pulled out. Man is not important, but the doctrines, philosophies, ideologies are important. They are not for man, but man is for them; he has to fit himself accordingly. Friends, every idea that comes from the past is crippling our consciousness. One has to learn the art of dying to everything that has passed, so that, one can live in the present with totality, without any burden. When the present moves, one also has to move, because every present is becoming a past. The fresh, the present has to be totally lived, and anything that hinders has to be dropped, otherwise one has to go on suffering. One’s entire life is destroyed by such crippling suits. One will not be able to walk, nor sit, nor talk. One has to go on adjusting himself for the suit. Friends, most of us are in the same psychological condition... Have a Relaxed & Stress-free day Toady & every day !!! SVS