The Torch You Refuse to See
A middle-aged man,
consumed by regrets of the past and anxieties about the future, felt trapped in
his own sorrow. One day, he met an old monk and poured out his troubled heart.
The monk listened
carefully. Moved by the man’s despair, he offered him a place in the monastery
for a week. The man agreed, hoping to find peace.
After seven days, the
monk sought him out. “How do you feel,” he asked, “after undergoing sessions on
life management and meditation?”
With a heavy sigh,
the man replied, “I am still the same.”
The old monk looked
at him with gentle wisdom. “I introduced you to a monk who taught the power of
forgiving yourself to overcome regret, and another who showed you how to face
the future without fear. Yet you were so deeply immersed in your own regrets and
worries that you could not hear them. Even during meditation, you never truly
listened to the guidance offered.”
He paused, letting
his words settle. “People like you will remain prisoners of the past and future
if you ignore the power of the present. No teaching, book, lecture, podcast, or
video can help you until you first choose to release the negativity you carry
within. You are living in a dark room, refusing to appreciate the one who
offers you a torch.”
The monk’s final
words were quiet but firm.
“If you do not help yourself, no one can help
you"
M.L.Narendra Kumar
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