God does good to us

Good evening All,

It was a good weekend. The weather was not good but then it gave me time to sit at home and get a few things sorted.

A small story for children to get them started on the path of good behaviour.

Once there was a king who was very famous for his charity. He had an equally good minister in his kingdom. Once while cutting a fruit the king cut his index finger by mistake. He was in pain and was very sorry for himself. But the minister instead of feeling sorry for the king said, 'oh king, do not worry it is for your own good your finger is cut, the GOD does everything for a good purpose, have faith'. The king who was not in a good mood, did not heed to this statement and got furious with the minister for not showing sympathy for his cut finger. The minister did not react to the king's anger but kept his usual calm.

A few months later the king and the minister went for a hunt together in the near by forest. Somehow both got separated from the rest of the hunting team. The king was feeling very thirsty and both of them started looking for some water, at the end both could see a well, which had very little water at the bottom of it. So with the help of a long rope from a near by tree, the minister went to the bottom of the well to fetch water while the king stayed at the top of the well. The king had the water but instead of pulling the minister cut the rope with his sword and said' Remember what you said a few months ago, what ever God does is for our good, so stay here in the well and let us see what good happens'. Saying so he moved in the opposite direction.

The king came back to the well and threw a rope for his minister after a few hours, the minister was very happy at the change of the events. He asked, 'Oh King, I thought I was going to die in this well, what made you come back.'.

The king narrated his story and said he believed in the minster's statement and God really does only good. This is what he had to say, 'As soon as I left you , I went in the opposite direction and I had gone only a short distance when some tribal caught hold of me. They took me for offering to their GOD. But I was saved by the cut finger as the tribals are unable to make an offering of a human who has part of their body part missing. My cut finger was a blessing in disguise and saved my life'. The minister was very happy to hear the king's story and said, 'Oh my lord, I am so glad you have left me in this well, as per GOD's wish.'

The king was surprised and he asked the minister, 'how could this be a good thing by GOD?'

The minister humbly replied, 'If I was travelling with you and if you had not left me here in well then I would have been offered by the tribals to their GOD, due to my full body with no part missing.'

Hence both were happy to be alive and returned back to their kingdom.

The simple story reinforces our faith in the GOD.

My first brave effort on the net: STOP HATE SPREAD !

I just googled at 00:12 hrs GMT on 20th November 2009 on HATE. I was surprised to see so much of it on the net with educated people. I started wondering when a very small population on this earth which is educated can spread hatred, what is happening on the ground where people , masses of them have no access to education. Is it being propagated there as well.

So I thought I will gather opinion of like minded people on this planet as a force to undertand this hatred and come up with constructive suggestions how to stop it / fight this spread.

As the VEDAS (Ancient Indian Body of Knowledge) says OM SHANTI, SHANTI, SHANTIH ! Let there be Peace, Peace and Peace prevail around us.

Please feel free to give your suggestions..feelings/ stories and let us come with a single motive..let us HATE no one due to his/her colour, religion , faith, sex ...list goes on..