Frustration (Short Stories)
Story 3
There was a man who was totally fed up, frustrated, disheartened and full of agony with his life.
He started to keep him alone, did not want to interact with anyone because he thought nobody could help him to get rid of his problems.
One day that person sat near a beautiful lake and blaming God for their all failure and frustrated life. At the same time, an old Monk was going through that path to go to a nearby temple.
Monk saw that man and came to him.
Monk– What are you doing here.
Frustrated man– Nothing I am fine (in a rude tone)
Monk again tried to know the reason for his sadness with humble words, but that man continuously ignored him and getting angry.
Monk said no problem, Do not get angry my child.
“God will correct all the things, but you have to keep trust on your karma and in God.”
After 10 days when man’s agony reached on extream, and he decided to end his frustrating life.
Suddenly a voice resonated in mind that was Monk’s words “God will correct all the things but keep trust on your karma and in God.”
He decided to go temple the last time then he will end his waste life.
However, he wrongly interpreted the words of Monk.
He though Monk said, “If I will go to the temple and deliver prayer God will solve all the financial and mental problems” but his mind did not emphasis the second part of the statement which was “Karma”.
He went to a nearby temple and stared at the Buddha with flooded eyes and bargaining with God if you will not solve my financial and mental problems I will end this useless life.
The same monk was there and recognized him. He came to him and gently asked: “my child what happened to you”.
The man couldn’t stop himself to share his agony and plight. He explained to the Monk that he is a graduate but still I am jobless and nobody loves me.
Now I have no courage to bear this frustrating life that is why I came here to the final complaint to God. If God does not give me a respective job then I will end my frustrating life.
Monk smiled and said, your problem is not big, but you are considering yourself very small in front of your problems.
The man replied, “Sir could you please help me and show me the right path”
The Monk gave him 3 spoon salt and asked him to add into a glass of water and taste it, the man did the same and when he took a sip his expression was so bad. He replied with anger “very worst tastes”
Then Monk took him to a nearby natural lake and asked him to add the same quantity of salt into the lake, he added then Monk asked him to taste of the water, the man tasted the water and replied it is freshwater and good taste.
Monk said, my child Now suppose Salt is your problem and amount of water container is your mental capacity which holds all negative emotions including the agony, frustration, grudges, complaint etc.
We cannot stop anyone to add salt in life because it is not our choice bur “how we to resolve it” our choice.
After the Monk’s explanation, the man realized why he was feeling depressed and living a frustrated life. He never tried to change the mindset and always wanted to change the life or expected to fix the problem itself.
The man who returned from the temple was different, Not only he found himself as a believer in Karma, but also he got clarity into his life goal.
“Always remember that the problem cannot be resolved in the same state of mind through which it was generated, we have to change the state of mind to find the appropriate solution of problems.”
Oli
this thing kinda happens with those people who thinks that after having a settle job and making a family you don't have anything else to do
Oli
then they'll feel frustrated, tired, board
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