BEAUTIFUL HEART

An old English proverb says, ‘First impression is the last impression’. I don’t know how true the statement is! And I say this because in life we can never be so sure and so we cannot make such sweeping statements. Sometimes a single encounter with a person is not enough for even a glimpse into the personality. 


Many times people tend to judge a person from a picture of his/hers. But can we know even a hint out of them? Not exactly sure. A picture is just like a peep out of the window to the outside world. But they may be deceptive. Shakespeare rightly said in ‘Merchant of Venice’: “Goodly apple rotten at heart.” 


Often we say things are not what they seem. This may be true in both ways – a seemingly good thing may be just the opposite but a bad thing apparently may be a good one. So how do we become better judges? Actually what matters is the heart. No matter what the external appearance is it is the heart that matters. A beautiful heart makes even an ugly face look really gorgeous. But a person with evil designs and a heart full of ill-wills would make even the most beautiful face the ugliest. 


So on one thing we should all agree that a picture cannot be a good judge of the person. Look for a beautiful heart instead of a goody exterior! 

Let us live with Human Values

During the days of "Gautam Budha" one young boy was addicted to the bad habits and behave rude with the people and becoming a criminal with his anti social activities. His mother tried to bring him back to normal life but could not succeed.  Finally she decided to take her son to "Gautam Budha" to seek his blessings. With great difficulty she convinced her son to meet "Budha".
Both of them went to forest where Budha was sitting under the tree doing meditation. The mother fall on his feet
and started crying. 


Budha" asked her " Why are you crying??" .


The mother said My son is doing all bad things and becoming criminal now a days. Please do something Budha looked at her son and said thatnow it is too late and this young man is going to die in one day" and left that place.  Both mother and her son shocked with that and came back to their home with sad feelings. They even did not sleep that whole night with the fear of death. 23 hours are over and in last hour Budha came to that area and visit their house. 


Asked her son  " Have you indulged any cheating / criminal / theft during these 23 hours??"
The son said "No"
Did you tell lies??" The son said "No"
Budha asked " What you did these 23 hours then?"
The son said " Since the death approaching me very closely, I have been regretting for all my sins committed all these period
and realized that how I wasted my valuable life but it's too late now to realize"


Budha said " Don't worry.  Your death is not happen now and it is postponed.  Spend your rest of life meaningful and be kind to the others. " 


Moral of the Story:
Death is certain to all of us. It may come in any movement, any shape and any reason.  Let us live with human values doing good things and helpful to others. Such people will be remembered even after their death.