MASTER OF THE SELF !!!
There was a Sufi fakir, Junnaid. When a person abused him he would say,
"I shall answer you tomorrow." Then the next day when he would meet the
person, he would say, "There is no need for any answer." The man who had
abused him would ask, "I abused you yesterday, why did you not reply
yesterday? You are very strange. In fact, no one waits for a second when
you abuse him. He retorts immediately.
Junnaid used to answer, "My master taught me not to hurry in
anything. I must wait a little when someone insults me. If I were to
give an immediate answer, the heat of the happening would catch hold of
me; the smoke would blind my eyes. So I have to wait and let the cloud
pass. When twenty-four hours have passed and the skies are clear again,
then I can give my reply in full consciousness. Now I realize how tricky
my guru was, because I have never been able to answer my opponents since
then….!!"
Moral of the Story ...
Friends, is it possible to hold on to anger for twenty-four hours? You
know it well that,it is impossible to maintain it for twenty-four
minutes or even twenty-four seconds. The truth is that, if one holds
back and watches for even a single second,the anger has already
vanished. But no one waits even for a moment. A person abuses ...and
as if someone switches the button on, and the fan starts whirling. There
is not the slightest gap between the two, no distance at all! Most of us
have no control of ourselves. How can an unconscious person be master of
himself? Anybody can push the button anytime and goad him into action.
Someone comes and flatters us and we are filled with joy, we are happy.
Someone insults us, we are full of rage. Friends, do you think we are
our own masters or anyone can manipulate us? We are the slave of
slaves, however, those who are manipulating us are also not their own
masters either! The irony is that, everyone is expert in manipulating
others and none of them is conscious. What greater insult can there be
for our soul than the fact that anyone can affect us?
Have a Wonderfilled Day Friends ! SVS
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