There once lived a man who had five sons. The eldest son was very found of having his palm 'read by palmist and astrologers. He would invite astrologers of his repute and ask them to predict his future.
One day a palmist 'read' the lines of his palm and said. "Oh God! Yong man, your life will be full of misery. You shall be a witness to many deaths of your loved ones. Soon your parents will die. One by one all your brother and their will die and you will be have to carry their corpses to the crematorium. Your shoulders will ache, for having carried so many dead bodies and lighting their pyre. The last rites to be performed for each of these will become a burden on your heart. You will go through unimaginable grief seeing your brothers and their wives dying, while you the eldest will live on. Later your own wife and two of your sons will also die. You will be like a mad man after their death. May God give you strength to bear so much pain and suffering! To experience just deaths that you will be a witness to, are more than I can count on the fingers of my hands. Oh God! what a terrible future..." Having made these predictions, the palmist left, leaving , leaving the man very very sad and broken. whenever he would look at his beloved brothers, he would picture them as dead. He would mentally picture them as corpses that he would be carrying on his tired shoulders. The whole incident was playing havoc with his nerves and he was very very disturbed.
So, one day he decided to visit another famous palmist. The wise old palmist studied his palm; looked up form above his spectacles and said, Well young man, you seen to have a very very long life. you would probably live ti be 105 years old. You would inherit a large part of your asset. Your brothers and their clan. All your grandchildren would love you and you would be a great favorite amongst people. You have a practically no problems... no worries... You are a very lucky man indeed."
Such is the power of words. The same thoughts can be expressed in different words. The choice is yours, the words are yours, use the bitter once or better onces. the choice will make you wise or... otherwise!
Moral: Speak obligingly even if you cannot oblige.
One day a palmist 'read' the lines of his palm and said. "Oh God! Yong man, your life will be full of misery. You shall be a witness to many deaths of your loved ones. Soon your parents will die. One by one all your brother and their will die and you will be have to carry their corpses to the crematorium. Your shoulders will ache, for having carried so many dead bodies and lighting their pyre. The last rites to be performed for each of these will become a burden on your heart. You will go through unimaginable grief seeing your brothers and their wives dying, while you the eldest will live on. Later your own wife and two of your sons will also die. You will be like a mad man after their death. May God give you strength to bear so much pain and suffering! To experience just deaths that you will be a witness to, are more than I can count on the fingers of my hands. Oh God! what a terrible future..." Having made these predictions, the palmist left, leaving , leaving the man very very sad and broken. whenever he would look at his beloved brothers, he would picture them as dead. He would mentally picture them as corpses that he would be carrying on his tired shoulders. The whole incident was playing havoc with his nerves and he was very very disturbed.
So, one day he decided to visit another famous palmist. The wise old palmist studied his palm; looked up form above his spectacles and said, Well young man, you seen to have a very very long life. you would probably live ti be 105 years old. You would inherit a large part of your asset. Your brothers and their clan. All your grandchildren would love you and you would be a great favorite amongst people. You have a practically no problems... no worries... You are a very lucky man indeed."
Such is the power of words. The same thoughts can be expressed in different words. The choice is yours, the words are yours, use the bitter once or better onces. the choice will make you wise or... otherwise!
Moral: Speak obligingly even if you cannot oblige.
