The Lost Son
A young widower, who loved his five year old son very much, was away on business when bandits came who burned down the whole village and took his son away. When the man returned, he saw the ruins and panicked. The took the burnt corpse of an infant to be his son and cried uncontrollably. He organized a cremation ceremony, collected the ashes and put them in a beautiful little bag which he always kept with him.
Soon afterward, his real son escaped from the bandits and found his way home. He arrived at his father’s new cottage at midnight and knocked at the door. The father, still grieving asked: “Who is it?” The child answered, it is me papa, open the door!” But in his agitated state of mind, convinced his son was dead, the father thought that some young boy was making fun of him. He shouted: “Go away” and continued to cry. After some time, the child left. Father and son never saw each other again.
Sometime, somewhere, you take something to be the truth. If you cling to it so much, even when the truth comes in person and knocks on your door, you will not open it.-Buddha
Hi Lisa,
This is such a wonderful story about the lost son. It just goes back to living in the moment…..not the past…..not the future. Thanks for sharing this .
/Valarie
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Hello Valarie
I’m glad you enjoyed the story. I found your article thought provoking as well. Thank you for coming by. Have a great weekend.
This is a very sad story but also very instructive. Too often we base our actions on wrong assumptions.
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Hi Simon
Very true. Assumptions, quick conclusions and blind belief in them often are our biggest downfalls.
What a sadly beautiful (or beautifully sad) (or sad and beautiful) story. It makes me think of the things we think we lose in childhood, when we become embittered, thinking that they’re gone, when really we’re only afraid to let them out…..
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HI Dr. Jay
It is a sad story, yet a very good example of how we can close ourselves because we believe we already have the truth. Have a great day. Blessings