Some Gyaan

The Sarpanch of a Village was respected and looked up to by all the villagers. All kinds of problems and disputes were taken to him and he would resolve them all, instilling immense faith in the villagers for him.

A day came when a sage came in the village. He lived by a tree in the village, and some people started to seek his advice.. As days passed, the number of people coming to him for advice increased, and one day the Sarpanch had no visitors at all!

Knowing about the sage, jealousy took over the Sarpanch. He wanted to test the sage for his intelligence. He went to the sage and told him -

"There is a bird in my closed fist. Tell me if it is dead or alive. If you tell me correctly, you will indeed be considered clever and will be rewarded. If you answer incorrectly, then you will have to leave this village immediately."

The sage smiled and answered -

"Whether the bird is dead or alive is completely in your hands. If I say that the bird is alive, you will squeeze your palm so that it dies. If I say that the bird is dead, you will open your palm to set the bird free. It completely depends on your decision, what you do with the bird."

This story reminds us something very important - What happens with our lives is completely in our hands. What we do with it determines how our life shapes up. No body, other than us, can say what direction our life will take.


PS: This story is courtesy the HR head of my organisation.