Magazine - Year 2016 - Version 2
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A man, travelling in the woods,
was searching for the shadow. He found
a tree, which happened to be a
Kalpavriskha (a wish fulfilling tree).
He sat down under the tree and thought: “I am hungry, so it would be nice if I can get some food right now.” When he was just thinking about this, a plate full of tasty delicacies appeared before him. After filling his stomach, he thought: ‘it would be nice if I get some clean water to drink’; and a bottle of clean water appeared immediately. After drinking water, he was feeling sleepy; so he thought: ‘it would be nice, if I get a bed so that I can take rest’’; and there appeared a nice comforting bed.
Lying on the bed in the shadow of the tree, he started wondering: ‘Why these miracles are happening? May be some ghosts are residing on this tree.’ Suddenly the ghosts appeared. They were terrible and looked like he imagined them.
The man became scared and thought: ‘now they will kill me!’; and they killed him.
Life is Kalpavriksha. We get what we aspire for.
He sat down under the tree and thought: “I am hungry, so it would be nice if I can get some food right now.” When he was just thinking about this, a plate full of tasty delicacies appeared before him. After filling his stomach, he thought: ‘it would be nice if I get some clean water to drink’; and a bottle of clean water appeared immediately. After drinking water, he was feeling sleepy; so he thought: ‘it would be nice, if I get a bed so that I can take rest’’; and there appeared a nice comforting bed.
Lying on the bed in the shadow of the tree, he started wondering: ‘Why these miracles are happening? May be some ghosts are residing on this tree.’ Suddenly the ghosts appeared. They were terrible and looked like he imagined them.
The man became scared and thought: ‘now they will kill me!’; and they killed him.
Life is Kalpavriksha. We get what we aspire for.
