A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."
"Is the man of the house home?", they asked. "No", she said. "He's out." "Then we cannot come in", they replied.
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in!" The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do not go into a House together," they replied. "Why is that?" she wanted to know.
One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!!", he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"
His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?" Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!"
"Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."
Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"
The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, Wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!"
OUR WISH FOR YOU... Where there is pain, we wish you peace and mercy.
Where there is self-doubting, we wish you a renewed confidence in your ability to work through them.
Where there is tiredness, or exhaustion, we wish you understanding, patience, and renewed strength.
Where there is fear, we wish you love, and courage. Peace to you
Cheers
Anu
From India, Madras
1"Is the man of the house home?", they asked. "No", she said. "He's out." "Then we cannot come in", they replied.
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell them I am home and invite them in!" The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do not go into a House together," they replied. "Why is that?" she wanted to know.
One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!!", he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"
His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?" Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!"
"Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife. "Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."
Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"
The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, Wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!"
OUR WISH FOR YOU... Where there is pain, we wish you peace and mercy.
Where there is self-doubting, we wish you a renewed confidence in your ability to work through them.
Where there is tiredness, or exhaustion, we wish you understanding, patience, and renewed strength.
Where there is fear, we wish you love, and courage. Peace to you
Cheers
Anu
From India, Madras
Namaskar.
The morale of the story speaks the absolute truth. But let us make a check of the truth of realty.
1.How old are you to day?
2. Honestly, what is the extent of love you get from your NADOs(near and dear ones) as on to day?
3. Antipate the extent of love you will get from your NADOs by the turn of every subsequent year.
4. Draw a graph. You will find it in declining order.
5. Does any one has any remedy?
regards
From India, Delhi
The morale of the story speaks the absolute truth. But let us make a check of the truth of realty.
1.How old are you to day?
2. Honestly, what is the extent of love you get from your NADOs(near and dear ones) as on to day?
3. Antipate the extent of love you will get from your NADOs by the turn of every subsequent year.
4. Draw a graph. You will find it in declining order.
5. Does any one has any remedy?
regards
From India, Delhi
Hi Jogeshwar.
You are absolutely right.It is very difficult to continue recieving love throughout and there is no remedy to it.Why this happens i cant understand.
i think most people choose wealth,if they have to, between love and wealth and hence they distance themselves from being close to their loved ones.
praveen.
From India, Delhi
You are absolutely right.It is very difficult to continue recieving love throughout and there is no remedy to it.Why this happens i cant understand.
i think most people choose wealth,if they have to, between love and wealth and hence they distance themselves from being close to their loved ones.
praveen.
From India, Delhi
Hi Dr Ji,
Namaskar.
To answer your queries:
1. Age is 45
2. As I mentioned in another forum, life was much simpler when i was a child. The extennt of love from NADO's in quite questionable. It is more of selfishness which drives love from NADO's.
3. It is going to go down only.
4. No need to draw any graph. It is apparent.
5. Remedy?????? No answer!
Sometimes when you see several things happening to you, around you, behind your back etc, I feel like crying aloud. AND........
Tears for the Soul
Tears are often considered to be a sign of weakness or vulnerability
by many people. However tears can be a simple signal to the others,
a uniting force of the world……. of the common ties between all members of humanity.
Tears keep us connected to others, and their tears to connect us to them. We cry for the love and compassion that God shows us….the same passion of love for our brothers, sisters, and neighbours.
We may cry for sadness, happiness, and for many other reasons. But more than anything else, we cry to release our emotions and reconnect with our inner selves, the God in ourselves and in the rest of humanity. Tears keep us connected to others, and their tears to connect us to them.
Sometimes, I find myself crying for no apparent reason....and upon introspection realsise that it is simply a way to express my emotions in a way that words have no ability to communicate.
There is strength in tears. We weep with gratitude over all the amazing gifts from God that come our way. We cry when we share moments of great elation with others. Tears enable us to get in touch with our deepest feelings. They help us express our grief at endings and the loss of those who are precious to us.
Many religious traditions consider the act of crying a gift from God.
Jesus wept at the tomb of Lazarus. He also wept over the city of Jerusalem and in our time, we weep over Jerusalem and Baghdad and New Orleans. A Yiddish proverb says, ‘What soap is for the baby, tears are for the soul.’
The early Christian desert fathers and mothers had the highest regard for what they called ‘the gift of tears.’ Alan Jones, dean of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, says these drops ‘are like the breaking of the waters of the womb before the birth of a child.’ What a wonderful way to describe the connection between pain and joy!
The religious traditions honour the gift of tears and have found ways to ritualise it. During the Passover Seder, when Jews remember their escape from Egypt, they bring salt water to their lips to symbolise the tears of bondage.
When a person died in ancient times, mourners put their tears in bottles and sometimes even wore them around their necks. Over the ages, the weeping of tears has been a sign of the mystical experiences of saints and repentant sinners. These transcendent moments go beyond what the mind can comprehend.
Tears are a gift of grace from God, and their fruit is always joy. Weeping arises from the heart and signifies an open and softened heart. Perhaps that is why so many people are embarrassed to cry; they do not want to reveal their vulnerability.
Yet many of us have felt the rich communal dimensions of crying with others. Think of the great global funerals of Mother Teresa and Princess Diana where millions around the world were united in a common experience of grief.
Recently....many of us have found ourselves crying easily and often, so much so that for days crying has seemed to be our primary spiritual practice.
We have cried for the people who are hungry ill and helpless,
We have cried for the people trapped by the rains in Mumbai.
We have cried for the lives lost and the bodies floating in the flood waters.
We have cried for the people of the Gulf Coast who have lost homes, livelihoods, and in some cases hope during the hurricane.
We have shed tears for the victims of Hurricane Katrina left unrescued for days in New Orleans and other communities.
We have cried for the elderly men and women who have had to be carried from their homes.
We have cried for the children who have been evacuated far from familiar places, schools, toys, and friends.
We have cried for the dogs, cats, and other companion animals left stranded on porches and upstairs rooms.
We have cried for the lovingly tended gardens now submerged in fetid waters.
We have cried for the many cherished homes and businesses destroyed.
Our tears have mingled with the tears of victims and now they mingle with your tears.
I feel that it is God who has brought us all together as one community through the gift of tears uniting us in a loving and caring brotherhood of mankind.
Thanks and awaiting your comments please.
Bala
There are times when God asks nothing of his children except silence, patience and tears. C S Robinson
From India, Madras
Namaskar.
To answer your queries:
1. Age is 45
2. As I mentioned in another forum, life was much simpler when i was a child. The extennt of love from NADO's in quite questionable. It is more of selfishness which drives love from NADO's.
3. It is going to go down only.
4. No need to draw any graph. It is apparent.
5. Remedy?????? No answer!
Sometimes when you see several things happening to you, around you, behind your back etc, I feel like crying aloud. AND........
Tears for the Soul
Tears are often considered to be a sign of weakness or vulnerability
by many people. However tears can be a simple signal to the others,
a uniting force of the world……. of the common ties between all members of humanity.
Tears keep us connected to others, and their tears to connect us to them. We cry for the love and compassion that God shows us….the same passion of love for our brothers, sisters, and neighbours.
We may cry for sadness, happiness, and for many other reasons. But more than anything else, we cry to release our emotions and reconnect with our inner selves, the God in ourselves and in the rest of humanity. Tears keep us connected to others, and their tears to connect us to them.
Sometimes, I find myself crying for no apparent reason....and upon introspection realsise that it is simply a way to express my emotions in a way that words have no ability to communicate.
There is strength in tears. We weep with gratitude over all the amazing gifts from God that come our way. We cry when we share moments of great elation with others. Tears enable us to get in touch with our deepest feelings. They help us express our grief at endings and the loss of those who are precious to us.
Many religious traditions consider the act of crying a gift from God.
Jesus wept at the tomb of Lazarus. He also wept over the city of Jerusalem and in our time, we weep over Jerusalem and Baghdad and New Orleans. A Yiddish proverb says, ‘What soap is for the baby, tears are for the soul.’
The early Christian desert fathers and mothers had the highest regard for what they called ‘the gift of tears.’ Alan Jones, dean of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, says these drops ‘are like the breaking of the waters of the womb before the birth of a child.’ What a wonderful way to describe the connection between pain and joy!
The religious traditions honour the gift of tears and have found ways to ritualise it. During the Passover Seder, when Jews remember their escape from Egypt, they bring salt water to their lips to symbolise the tears of bondage.
When a person died in ancient times, mourners put their tears in bottles and sometimes even wore them around their necks. Over the ages, the weeping of tears has been a sign of the mystical experiences of saints and repentant sinners. These transcendent moments go beyond what the mind can comprehend.
Tears are a gift of grace from God, and their fruit is always joy. Weeping arises from the heart and signifies an open and softened heart. Perhaps that is why so many people are embarrassed to cry; they do not want to reveal their vulnerability.
Yet many of us have felt the rich communal dimensions of crying with others. Think of the great global funerals of Mother Teresa and Princess Diana where millions around the world were united in a common experience of grief.
Recently....many of us have found ourselves crying easily and often, so much so that for days crying has seemed to be our primary spiritual practice.
We have cried for the people who are hungry ill and helpless,
We have cried for the people trapped by the rains in Mumbai.
We have cried for the lives lost and the bodies floating in the flood waters.
We have cried for the people of the Gulf Coast who have lost homes, livelihoods, and in some cases hope during the hurricane.
We have shed tears for the victims of Hurricane Katrina left unrescued for days in New Orleans and other communities.
We have cried for the elderly men and women who have had to be carried from their homes.
We have cried for the children who have been evacuated far from familiar places, schools, toys, and friends.
We have cried for the dogs, cats, and other companion animals left stranded on porches and upstairs rooms.
We have cried for the lovingly tended gardens now submerged in fetid waters.
We have cried for the many cherished homes and businesses destroyed.
Our tears have mingled with the tears of victims and now they mingle with your tears.
I feel that it is God who has brought us all together as one community through the gift of tears uniting us in a loving and caring brotherhood of mankind.
Thanks and awaiting your comments please.
Bala
There are times when God asks nothing of his children except silence, patience and tears. C S Robinson
From India, Madras
Thank you Bala for your lucid illustration.
Crying is no answer. One will have to accept the reality.
2. Our ancestors had realised this phenomenon pretty well. So they had divided life into four phases.
(i) Brahmachary-25 years for self development,
(ii)Grihastha-upto 50 years for worldly life,
(iii) Vanaprastha-next 25 years preparation for detachment and
(iv) Sanyas- Rest of the life by complete detachment.
There is a news that Government of India is going to enact a law for caring the parents by their sons and daughters.
But Bala! you are just 45 years and have surrendered to a cntrefugal force? Buck up please.
regards
From India, Delhi
Crying is no answer. One will have to accept the reality.
2. Our ancestors had realised this phenomenon pretty well. So they had divided life into four phases.
(i) Brahmachary-25 years for self development,
(ii)Grihastha-upto 50 years for worldly life,
(iii) Vanaprastha-next 25 years preparation for detachment and
(iv) Sanyas- Rest of the life by complete detachment.
There is a news that Government of India is going to enact a law for caring the parents by their sons and daughters.
But Bala! you are just 45 years and have surrendered to a cntrefugal force? Buck up please.
regards
From India, Delhi
Dr Ji, "Crying is no answer" - absolutely true. But crying lightens your sorrow. Don’t you feel at 45, you should be looking forward towards entering Vanaprastha? Thanks Bala
From India, Madras
From India, Madras
Bala, I do not agree on the first point. It incapacitates, particularly when crying is crying in the wilderness. Second point yes. One should start orienting oneself Vanaprastha even at 45. regards
From India, Delhi
From India, Delhi
The morale of the story speaks the absolute truth. But let us make a check of the truth of reality.
1.How old are you to day?
2. Honestly, what is the extent of love you get from your NADOs(near and dear ones) as on to day?
3. Anticipate the extent of love you will get from your NADOs by the turn of every subsequent year.
4. Draw a graph. You will find it in declining order.
5. Does any one has any remedy?
Answers to the above
1) 25
2) Some things can't be measured..
3) No answer
4) Till now Constant (if not an upward graph)
5) No Answer.
I honestly think receiving love isn't all that difficult...
I can't generalize here..
So I talk about myself..
The love I share with my family, my siblings, my friends has never depleted..
Yes, today everyone is busy with their own lives and moreover chasing money but I don't think that has stopped anyone I know for being there when I have needed them. Well if not physically at least mentally and emotionally.. And that is what we need isn't it?
To receive love u need to give/ show others love as well...
I can't expect others to care for me if I can't care for them.......
And that's just the way I think it goes.....
These are my own thoughts......
:) Will be waiting for comments on this :)
From India, Pune
1.How old are you to day?
2. Honestly, what is the extent of love you get from your NADOs(near and dear ones) as on to day?
3. Anticipate the extent of love you will get from your NADOs by the turn of every subsequent year.
4. Draw a graph. You will find it in declining order.
5. Does any one has any remedy?
Answers to the above
1) 25
2) Some things can't be measured..
3) No answer
4) Till now Constant (if not an upward graph)
5) No Answer.
I honestly think receiving love isn't all that difficult...
I can't generalize here..
So I talk about myself..
The love I share with my family, my siblings, my friends has never depleted..
Yes, today everyone is busy with their own lives and moreover chasing money but I don't think that has stopped anyone I know for being there when I have needed them. Well if not physically at least mentally and emotionally.. And that is what we need isn't it?
To receive love u need to give/ show others love as well...
I can't expect others to care for me if I can't care for them.......
And that's just the way I think it goes.....
These are my own thoughts......
:) Will be waiting for comments on this :)
From India, Pune
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