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The Walnut Tree Long time ago, when people
didn’t know many things about nature and that included how to eat walnuts, a
walnut tree grew by the road. It might have been planted there by someone for
the benefit of other travelers or it could have grown there by chance if you
believe that anything in life can happen by chance. One day a traveler
passed. He stopped by the old walnut tree to rest in its shade. Then he
noticed the green fruits and tasted one of them only to spit it out in
disgust with its bitterness. Some time after he had gone another traveler
passed by. He too sat under the tree and noticed the tooth marks on the fruit
the first one had bitten. “This fruit must not be very tasty,” he thought. “But everything in this
world has a purpose. It must be the hard heart that is to be eaten.” And he
bit the hard shell but nearly broke a tooth in the process. He too walked
away hungry. Next came a traveler with scholarly disposition. He studied the
fruit carefully, first tasting the bitter skin, then scratching the hard
shell until he came up with the idea to break the shell with a stone. That
was rewarded with the tasty walnut. The scholar smiled contently: “Wisdom and
patience conquer all,” he thought. Soon a businessman leading a donkey laden
with his goods arrived under the tree. The scholar happily shared with him
his secret. The businessman thanked him and after they had eaten loaded the donkey
with walnuts for sale. He let the scholar ride the donkey as a reward for his
discovery while he himself walked and rubbed his palms in anticipation of his
future profit. They traveled in silence but soon darkness fell over the road. They were
worried because there wasn’t a town or village to be seen and they were
afraid to spend the night in the dark forest. Suddenly the merchant saw a
faint light in the distance. “There, he said. “I see a light!” “But how can that faint light help us,” said the scholar. “It is so small
and lonely while the forest is big, dark and threatening.” While they were arguing the light moved closer and they saw a man
carrying a lantern. That man was a philosopher who lived in a hut by a lake
nearby. He took the travelers to his place to spend the night. As they
entered the dark room the small lantern pushed the scary shades in the
corners. Now the room looked bright and cozy. The inventive travelers shared with him the secret of the walnut tree. “Well done!” said the philosopher. “Tomorrow, I’ll go and pick up some of
those wonderful fruits. Then I will travel all over the world and plant a
walnut tree by all roads that I pass.” “But, then who will buy the walnuts that I am trying to sell!” said the
businessman, disappointed. “Don’t worry,” answered the philosopher. “When more people taste the
walnuts from the trees by the roads they will be more likely to buy them from
you in the city marketplace.” “But what will be your reward for your labor?” asked the businessman. “And how exactly do you plan to do it?” asked the scholar. “I mean how
many walnuts will you start with and where you will plant them. Where you
will start your journey will you go East, West, North or South?” “To tell you the truth, I don’t know,” answered the philosopher. “But as
the light from my lantern is just enough for us to see the immediate road in
front of us my initial intention and desire will carry me perhaps to the next
step on my way towards my humble goal. And if I meet someone else with a
lantern then together we will be able to see further.” Thus they spent the night chatting leisurely until the sun rose over the
dark forest and they went each on their way to find their own happiness. |
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Dreams always come true |
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is the key to adventure, fun and peace of
mind in a world where our brain is our only viable tool for survival. Fear and worry haunt the weak and the ignorant. The
best way to overcome that is through knowledge gained with sincerity and
love. We can only acquire knowledge if it is interesting for us and it is
interesting if it is about something we like and love. Conflict, strife and
suffering are often caused by wrong assumptions, prejudice and lack of
awareness about the true nature of things, events, cause and effect. The more sincere and wiser we are the better we
understand others and our chances to be better understood improve too. And if
our innermost feelings, desires and thoughts are better understood by others
we have a better chance to succeed in finding help and support to make our
lives better. The best way to find understanding is to express your innermost
feelings through
creativity. Sincerity expressed through creativity leads to
understanding. Because every act of
creativity
reaches deep to our most secret and sacred feelings to reveal the
kid in us, the soul in all its beauty, unclogged by the banalities of live
and conventions of convenience and leads us into the wonderful world of
magic, beauty and adventure. |
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