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Once upon a time while waking with his disciples, Buddha came across a village. He decided to stay in the village for couple of days with his disciples. This news spread like fire in the villages that. Buddha has come to their villages.
Hearing this people started coming to see Buddha. And they started asking for the solution for their problems, Buddha was ask giving them all the solutions to their problems.
Meanwhile a villager said to Buddha, O lord all of us n the village make our living by working hard. And we thank almighty for whatever he has given us. But there is one person our villages who does not do any work. And keeps blaming almighty for his poverty all the time.
He always keeps cursing and abusing, the almighty. If we try to stop him, he start amusing us too, we do not understand what to do.
The blessed one said with a smile, you guys please bring him to me. One villager said, oh wise one that person is very rude. He can also abuse you. And we cannot see him insulting you, therefore, it is not appropriate to call him here. Buddha smiled and said, do not worry, you bring him here. Tell him that I can solve his problem.
After listening from Buddha few of villagers went to bring him. At first that person refused to go to Buddha. And said, all these sages are hypocrites. They are all fake. I will not go to anyone, but when some villagers told him that Buddha can solve your problem. He agreed.
On approaching Buddha, that person stares at Buddha and said, tell me what is the matter, why have called me her? What do you want to tell me? Do you also want me not to abuse almighty? Why has the given to me? He gave me this useless body but money is also needed for the body. Why did not almighty give me money? What should I do with useless body? If you can solve my money problem then it is fine. Otherwise, pack up your sack and get out of this villages, I know all of the makes are fake.
Buddha was smiling instead of getting angry after bearing that person’s words. Buddha said to the person, my friend, I am nether asking you to believe in almighty nor asking you not to believe in him. The cause of happiness and sorrow of a person is his own work. That is why instead of curing, someone else, if you work hard, then y9our money problem can be solved.
Hearing the Buddha, the man got furious and said, I go do not need your lecture. You look like a hypocrite to me. I came her only in hope of money. Tell me if you can solve my money problem. Otherwise get lost from here.
Buddha saw that this person in not going to understand like this. Buddha said to that person, look friend, I do not have money nor do I need any money. But yes, I know a king, I can get you money from him. But in return you will have to give something to that king also. The man said, what I can give to the king? I do not have anything to give him. Then Buddha said, the king has a son who is blind by birth. King’s medical advisors have said that if they can get eyes of a living person then they can cure the eyes of the king’s son. If you give both your eyes to the king’s son then the king will give your gold coins equal to your weight. And then you can live your life with ease afterward.
That person got angry and said what you are saying. I will have to give my eyes? Why should I give my eyes to anyone? I will not give my eyes to anyone. No matter how much money someone gives me. Buddha said, you are getting a lot of money in return. Do not you need money? The man said, yes I need money but I do not mean that I will sell my eyes for sake of money. If I will not have eyes then what will I do with the money? Buddha said, ok if not both eyes then at least you can give your one eye. Even then I will get your coins equivalent to your weight form the king. The man said, are you gone mad? I will not give eve my one eye in return of gold coins. My eyes are priceless, how can I sell my precious eye? Buddha said, if you want some more money in return then tell me I can get your from king, the man said, stop it. My eyes are priceless. You please stop this matter. I do not need money. I do not want to sell my eyes any cost.
Hearing this, Buddha said, my dear friend, just a few moments ago, you were calling your body useless. But now you are saying that our eyes are precious. Your eyes are just a small part of your body. If your eyes are priceless then how can your body useless. Listening to these world from Buddha, tears come in the eyes of the person. And he feel at the feet of Buddha and started crying. Buddha picked him up and said my friend naturally given us this precious body. But most of the people ignore it and keep cursing themselves. Just a few moments ago you were thinking of your body as useless. But now you are thinking it priceless. In fact whatever human begins get for free, they do not understand their value, therefor we should be thankful to nature that it has given us this precious body, when is the best among all living beings.
Often we see in our life that people get frustrated with their life and start considering themselves as useless. But they forget that this human body and this life is precious gift of nature. Human body is the best creation of nature. Because only man has freedom to do good or bad deeds. Only human mind can decide what is right and what is wrong. Animals or birds do not have such freedom. Therefore, on getting such priceless human life, we should always think that supreme power how gave us this life. If you want to happy then always think about the things that you leave. Do not think about the things you do not have. Now it is up to you whether you consider yourself lucky to have get human birth and be happy or you become sad by focusing your attention on the things that you do not have. Decision is yours.
