GENEROSITY
Mahatma Gandhi went from city to city, village to village collecting funds for
the Charkha Sangh. During one of his tours he addressed a meeting in Orissa.
After his speech a poor old woman got up. She was bent with age, her hair was grey and her clothes were in tatters. The volunteers tried to stop her, but she fought her way to the place where Gandhi Ji was sitting.
“I must see him,” she insisted and going up to Gandhi Ji touched his feet.
Then from the folds of her sari she brought out a copper coin and placed it at his feet. Gandhi Ji picked up the copper coin and put it away carefully. The Charkha Sangh funds were under the charge of Jamnalal Bajaj. He asked Gandhi Ji for the coin but Gandhi Ji refused.
“I keep cheques worth thousands of rupees for the Charkha Sangh,” Jamnalal Bajaj said laughingly “yet you won’t trust me with a copper coin.” “This copper coin is worth much more than those thousands” Gandhi Ji said. “If a man has several lakhs and he gives away a thousand or two, it doesn’t mean much.”
But this coin was perhaps all that the poor woman possessed. She gave me all she had. That was very generous of her. What a great sacrifice she made. That is why I value this copper coin more than a crore of rupees.
"Overlook and forgive the weakness of generous people, because if they fall down, Allah gives his hand in their hands and helps them…." Imam Ali (AS)
THE CRYSTAL BALL
In the south of Spain, there was a small village whose people were very joyful and lucky. The children played under the shade of trees in the gardens of their home. A shepherd boy whose name was Nasir, stayed near the village with his father, mother and grandmother. Early morning each day, he takes his herd of goats up the hills to find a suitable place for them to graze. In the afternoon he would return with them to the village. At night his grandmother would tell him a story. The story of stars. This story really interested Nasir. As usual, on one of these days, as Nasir
was watching his herd and playing his flute he suddenly saw a wonderful light behind the flower
bush. When he came towards the branches he saw a transparent and most beautiful crystal ball. The crystal ball was glittering like a colorful rainbow. Nasir carefully took it in
his hand and turned it around. With surprise suddenly he heard a weak voice coming from the crystal ball. It said; “You can make a wish that your heart desires and I will fulfill it.” Nasir could not believe that he had actually heard a voice. But he became so engrossed in his thoughts for he had so many
wishes but he must wish for something which was impossible like the wish to be able to fly. He said to himself, if I wait till tomorrow I will remember many things. He put the crystal ball in a bag and gathered the herd, happily returned back to the village. He decided that he would not tell anyone about the crystal ball. On the following day also, Nasir could not decide what to wish for, because he really had everything he needed.
The days passed as usual, and Nasir appeared to be very cheerful that the people around him were amazed to see his cheerful disposition. One day a boy followed Nasir and his herd and hid behind a tree. Nasir as usual sat in one corner, took out the crystal ball and for a few moments looked at it. The boy waited for the moment when Nasir would go to sleep. Then he took the crystal ball and ran away. When he arrived in the village, he called all the people and showed them the crystal ball. The citizens of that village took the crystal ball in their hand and turned it around with surprise. Suddenly they heard a voice from inside the crystal ball, which says, “I can fulfill your wish.” One person took the ball and screamed, “I want one bag full of gold.” Another took the ball and said loudly, “I want two chest full of jewelry.”
Some of them wished that they would have their own palace with grand door made from pure gold instead of their old houses. Some also wished for bags full of jewelry, but nobody asked for gardens in their palaces. All their wishes were fulfilled but still the citizens of the village were not happy. They were jealous because the person that had a palace had no gold and the person that had the gold had no palace. For this reason, the citizens of the village were angry and were not speaking to each other. There was not even one garden which existed in the village where the children could play. The patience of the children was running out and they were uncomfortable. Nasir and his family were happy and pleased. Every morning and afternoon he would play the flute.
The children could not wait anymore and decided to return the crystal ball to Nasir. The parents and neighbors went to him. The children said to Nasir; “When we had a small village we all were happy and joyful.” The parent also spoke. In one way or another nobody is happy. The expensive palaces and jewelry only bring us pain. When Nasir saw that the people were really regretful, he said I have not wished till now, if you really want everything to return to its own place, then I will wish for it. Everyone happily agreed. Nasir took the crystal ball in his hand turned around and wished that the village become the same as it was before. Everyone quickly turned towards the village and saw it became the same old village with gardens full of trees and fruits.
Once again the people started to live happily and the children played under the shade of trees. From the next day and everyday at sunset the sound of Nasir’s flute could be heard in the village.
This story teaches us that we should be happy with whatever we have and not to be greedy.
ความเอื้ออาทร มหาตมะคานธีไปจากการเมือง หมู่บ้านหมู่บ้านกองทุนสะสมสำหรับCharkha Sangh ในระหว่างการทัวร์ของเขาหนึ่ง เขาอยู่ประชุมใน Orissa หลังจากคำพูดของเขา เฒ่ายากจนได้ค่า เธอถูกหักงออายุ ผมของเธอเป็นสีเทา และเสื้อผ้าของเธออยู่ใน tatters อาสาสมัครที่พยายามหยุดเธอ แต่เธอสู้เธอไปที่นั่งจิคานธี "ต้องเห็นเขา เธอยืนยัน และไปถึงจิคานธีสัมผัสเท้าของเขา จากพับของส่าหรีของเธอ เธอนำออกเหรียญทองแดง แล้ววางไว้ที่เท้าของเขา ชาจิรับเหรียญทองแดง และเก็บมันอย่างระมัดระวัง เงิน Charkha Sangh อยู่ภายใต้ค่าธรรมเนียมของ Jamnalal Bajaj เขาขอให้จิคานธีเหรียญ แต่คานธีจิปฏิเสธ "ฉันเก็บเช็คมูลค่าหลายพันรูปีสำหรับ Charkha Sangh," Jamnalal Bajaj ว่า เก่งกาจ "ได้คุณจะไม่เชื่อฉันกับเหรียญทองแดง" "เหรียญทองแดงนี้มีมูลค่ามากมากกว่าพันเหล่านั้น" จิคานธีกล่าวว่า "ถ้าเป็นคนมีหลาย lakhs และเขาให้ไปพันหรือสอง อย่างไร มากขึ้น" แต่เหรียญนี้มีบางทีที่ผู้หญิงยากจนมอบ เธอให้ฉันทั้งหมดที่เธอมี ที่มีขนาดใหญ่มากของเธอ สิ่งดีเสียสละเธอได้ นั่นคือเหตุผลที่ค่านี้เหรียญทองแดงมากกว่า crore ของรูปี "มองข้าม และให้อภัยจุดอ่อนของคนใจดี เพราะถ้าพวกเขาล้มลง อัลลอฮช่วยให้มือของเขาในมือของพวกเขา และช่วยให้พวกเขา..." อิมามอาลี (AS) ลูกบอลคริสตัลทางใต้ของสเปน มีหมู่บ้านเล็ก ๆ มีคนถูกยฟูมาก และโชคดี เด็กเล่นภายใต้ร่มเงาของต้นไม้ในสวนของบ้าน เด็กผู้ชายคนเลี้ยงแกะที่มีชื่อถูก Nasir อยู่ใกล้หมู่บ้านกับบิดา มารดา และยาย ช่วงเช้าแต่ละวัน เขาใช้ฝูงแพะของเขาขึ้นเนินเขาเพื่อหาเหมาะสมสำหรับให้ graze ในตอนบ่าย เขาจะกลับกับพวกเขาไปยังหมู่บ้าน ในเวลากลางคืน เขายายจะบอกเขาเรื่อง เรื่องราวของดาว เรื่องนี้จริง ๆ สนใจ Nasir ในวันเหล่านี้ เป็น Nasir ตามปกติดูฝูงของเขา และเล่นขลุ่ยของเขาก็เห็นแสงที่ยอดเยี่ยมหลังดอกไม้บุช เมื่อเขามาต่อกิ่ง เขาเห็นลูกบอลคริสตัลใส และสวยที่สุด ลูกคริสตัลถูกนักเช่นรุ้งหลากสี Nasir อย่างเอาในเขามือ และเปิดสถาน ด้วยความประหลาดใจ ทันใดนั้นเขาได้ยินเสียงอ่อนที่มาจากลูกบอลคริสตัล ก็ว่า "คุณสามารถให้ที่หัวใจคุณปรารถนา และฉันจะตอบสนอง" Nasir ไม่เชื่อว่า เขาก็ได้ยินเสียงจริง แต่เขากลายเป็นหมกมุ่นอยู่ในความคิดของเขาดังนั้นสำหรับเขามาก wishes but he must wish for something which was impossible like the wish to be able to fly. He said to himself, if I wait till tomorrow I will remember many things. He put the crystal ball in a bag and gathered the herd, happily returned back to the village. He decided that he would not tell anyone about the crystal ball. On the following day also, Nasir could not decide what to wish for, because he really had everything he needed. The days passed as usual, and Nasir appeared to be very cheerful that the people around him were amazed to see his cheerful disposition. One day a boy followed Nasir and his herd and hid behind a tree. Nasir as usual sat in one corner, took out the crystal ball and for a few moments looked at it. The boy waited for the moment when Nasir would go to sleep. Then he took the crystal ball and ran away. When he arrived in the village, he called all the people and showed them the crystal ball. The citizens of that village took the crystal ball in their hand and turned it around with surprise. Suddenly they heard a voice from inside the crystal ball, which says, “I can fulfill your wish.” One person took the ball and screamed, “I want one bag full of gold.” Another took the ball and said loudly, “I want two chest full of jewelry.” Some of them wished that they would have their own palace with grand door made from pure gold instead of their old houses. Some also wished for bags full of jewelry, but nobody asked for gardens in their palaces. All their wishes were fulfilled but still the citizens of the village were not happy. They were jealous because the person that had a palace had no gold and the person that had the gold had no palace. For this reason, the citizens of the village were angry and were not speaking to each other. There was not even one garden which existed in the village where the children could play. The patience of the children was running out and they were uncomfortable. Nasir and his family were happy and pleased. Every morning and afternoon he would play the flute. The children could not wait anymore and decided to return the crystal ball to Nasir. The parents and neighbors went to him. The children said to Nasir; “When we had a small village we all were happy and joyful.” The parent also spoke. In one way or another nobody is happy. The expensive palaces and jewelry only bring us pain. When Nasir saw that the people were really regretful, he said I have not wished till now, if you really want everything to return to its own place, then I will wish for it. Everyone happily agreed. Nasir took the crystal ball in his hand turned around and wished that the village become the same as it was before. Everyone quickly turned towards the village and saw it became the same old village with gardens full of trees and fruits. Once again the people started to live happily and the children played under the shade of trees. From the next day and everyday at sunset the sound of Nasir’s flute could be heard in the village. This story teaches us that we should be happy with whatever we have and not to be greedy.
การแปล กรุณารอสักครู่..
