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"Yes" or "No": a wise parable
When there is no point in hiding your feelingsOne day a man came to the wise man. He looked very successful, harmonious and seemed to be happy. A well-developed body, expensive clothes, a dazzling smile, all indicated that we were facing the ideal that many dream of becoming. But as soon as the man spoke, it immediately became clear that in fact everything is exactly the opposite.
O wise man, the man began. - I just don't know how to live. I'm tired of everything... I feel more and more confused every day. My life is a tangle of insoluble contradictions. I am tired of doing things that give me no pleasure.
- SurprisinglyThe sage said, and began to extract something from some large casket with ancient golden patterns. -It's the first time I've seen a man who's learned so much to hide his pain and suffering.
“Yes, I know that,” the man replied. Many people envy me and do not understand what is going on in my soul. That's why I came to you for advice.
The elder at this time took out of the box a small ball of black crystal and carefully placed it on the table in front of him. The man continued to tell the story of his life, not paying attention to the strange object, inside which from time to time flashed small sparks of red and blue.
“I’ll tell you what,” said the wise man as he finished his story. You have learned to deceive and hide your feelings. First of all, you masterfully deceive yourself, not to mention other people.
“But why are you telling me this, O wise man?” the man wondered. I was completely honest with you. I'll swear anything!
“I don’t need your vows,” replied the elder. - You see that black crystal ball? It helps me get a real answer when everything seems obvious. If the ball glows red, it means that your soul is saying no to something. If there are blue sparkles inside the ball, your soul says yes.
The man looked with great surprise at the ball, which at the moment was not glowing, as if waiting for what the interlocutor would say.
“While you enthusiastically talked about your favorite business all your life, about your favorite friends and even your wife, the ball glowed in red,” said the sage. You let fame, fame, power, influence, wealth into your life by saying “Yes” only at the level of your mind. Your soul is weighed down by all this. She rushes around and can't find a place. Of course, all of the above are values. But they're not yours. That's why the ball was filled with red sparkles almost the entire time you told it.
“But this is my whole life!” cried the man. - Other than that, I have nothing good. If I give up all this, I'll just be left with nothing.
“Don’t rush to conclusions,” said the elder. There were words in your story that the ball met with a blue glow.
What are these words? the man asked skeptically.
“When you said you loved playing the flute,” said the old man and smiled.
What does that mean? the man asked. “Now I have to quit my business, break up with my wife and friends, and play the flute instead?”
“It just means you need to play the flute, that’s all,” the old man replied, smiling a little again. Of course, we are not always able to do what we want. And we can't give up a lot of things, because obligations bind us to other people. Otherwise, our society would begin to collapse. But when our soul says no. Something, because she wants us to finally stop ignoring her Yes. Play the flute!
The elder took a musical instrument out of some old box and handed it to the man. He slowly took the flute to his lips and closed his eyes.
No sooner had he played two notes than the ball brightly lit up in blue. It seemed that the sparks were about to begin to burst out of him. The whole hut of the sage was filled with a dense, blue-white light. But the man kept playing, closing his eyes and not noticing it all. At that point, he was real. There was no point in hiding my feelings anymore. What he was doing was playing from the very center of his soul, which was finally heard and no longer ignored.published
Author: Dmitry Vostrukhov
P.S. And remember, just by changing your consciousness – together we change the world!
Source: //www.b17.ru/article/da_ili_net_pritcha/
O wise man, the man began. - I just don't know how to live. I'm tired of everything... I feel more and more confused every day. My life is a tangle of insoluble contradictions. I am tired of doing things that give me no pleasure.
- SurprisinglyThe sage said, and began to extract something from some large casket with ancient golden patterns. -It's the first time I've seen a man who's learned so much to hide his pain and suffering.
“Yes, I know that,” the man replied. Many people envy me and do not understand what is going on in my soul. That's why I came to you for advice.
The elder at this time took out of the box a small ball of black crystal and carefully placed it on the table in front of him. The man continued to tell the story of his life, not paying attention to the strange object, inside which from time to time flashed small sparks of red and blue.
“I’ll tell you what,” said the wise man as he finished his story. You have learned to deceive and hide your feelings. First of all, you masterfully deceive yourself, not to mention other people.
“But why are you telling me this, O wise man?” the man wondered. I was completely honest with you. I'll swear anything!
“I don’t need your vows,” replied the elder. - You see that black crystal ball? It helps me get a real answer when everything seems obvious. If the ball glows red, it means that your soul is saying no to something. If there are blue sparkles inside the ball, your soul says yes.
The man looked with great surprise at the ball, which at the moment was not glowing, as if waiting for what the interlocutor would say.
“While you enthusiastically talked about your favorite business all your life, about your favorite friends and even your wife, the ball glowed in red,” said the sage. You let fame, fame, power, influence, wealth into your life by saying “Yes” only at the level of your mind. Your soul is weighed down by all this. She rushes around and can't find a place. Of course, all of the above are values. But they're not yours. That's why the ball was filled with red sparkles almost the entire time you told it.
“But this is my whole life!” cried the man. - Other than that, I have nothing good. If I give up all this, I'll just be left with nothing.
“Don’t rush to conclusions,” said the elder. There were words in your story that the ball met with a blue glow.
What are these words? the man asked skeptically.
“When you said you loved playing the flute,” said the old man and smiled.
What does that mean? the man asked. “Now I have to quit my business, break up with my wife and friends, and play the flute instead?”
“It just means you need to play the flute, that’s all,” the old man replied, smiling a little again. Of course, we are not always able to do what we want. And we can't give up a lot of things, because obligations bind us to other people. Otherwise, our society would begin to collapse. But when our soul says no. Something, because she wants us to finally stop ignoring her Yes. Play the flute!
The elder took a musical instrument out of some old box and handed it to the man. He slowly took the flute to his lips and closed his eyes.
No sooner had he played two notes than the ball brightly lit up in blue. It seemed that the sparks were about to begin to burst out of him. The whole hut of the sage was filled with a dense, blue-white light. But the man kept playing, closing his eyes and not noticing it all. At that point, he was real. There was no point in hiding my feelings anymore. What he was doing was playing from the very center of his soul, which was finally heard and no longer ignored.published
Author: Dmitry Vostrukhov
P.S. And remember, just by changing your consciousness – together we change the world!
Source: //www.b17.ru/article/da_ili_net_pritcha/
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