Heavyweight vs Lightweight
An old monk and a disciple were walking behind two people, the disciple, asked the monk, “Master, among the two, one person is walking fast, whereas the other person is slow and also looks tired; can you tell me the reason?”
The master said – “Go in front of them and observe whether they have similar physical features and do they belong to the same age group.”
The disciple did the same and returned to the master and said, “Master, they look similar in both parameters.”
Master asked, “Did you observe, the person who was fast was not having much weight with him?”
The Disciple said, “Yes master, whereas the other person was carrying a heavy backpack.”
The master said, “when there is a heavy bag behind us, our ability to move faster reduces; similarly, in life, there are many people who carry heavy weights like Pride, Ego, Hate, Revenge, Guilt, Regret etc. These heavy weights reduce our briskness, stifle our ability to have a pleasant journey, and make it painful and we suffer profusely till we reach our destination. Whereas when we are free from heavy weights, we move faster, our journey becomes pleasant, and we reach our destination without much suffering.
Both the travellers are lessons in our life, heavyweights teach us “How we shouldn’t lead our life and the lightweight teaches us the power of being light”
Remember, the man with heavy weight is not only a burden to self, but they are also a burden to others, whereas the man with light weight is easy to deal with and pleasant to relate.
In life, it is not what we acquire that makes us effective; it is what we let loose that makes us effective.
Let our life not be heavier and shorter but let it be lighter and longer.
M.L. Narendra Kumar
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