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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.
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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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