"...in the realm of the relative nothing is what it seems"
- From: "debbie.sutrananda" <debbie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:58:05 -0700
Sri Sutrananda says, "that in the realm of the relative nothing is
what it seems."
To help you understand here is a little story:
Two Traveling Angels:
Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a
wealthy family.
The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the
mansion's guest room.
Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement. As
they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in
the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older
angel replied,"things aren't always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but
very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food
they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could
have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning the
angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose
milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field. The younger
angel was infuriated and asked the older angel how could you have let
this happen? The first man had everything, yet you helped him, he
accused. The second family had little but was willing to share
everything, and you let the cow die! "Things aren't always what they
seem," the older angel replied.
"When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was
gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed
with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall
so he wouldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmers'
bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead;
things aren't always what they seem."
Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the
way you think they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust
that every outcome is always to your advantage. You just might not
know it until some time later...
Very soon all these stories will be available at www.sutrananda.com
Namaste
Debbie
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