Theos-Talk Archives (April 2004 Message tt00420)

Hi Krishtar,

No I don't think you are negative! But I do think that
everything has a value and importance, even to
exchange emails here.

Practical theosophy requires inner changes, requires
self knowledge and the cultivation of virtues. 

The feeling to help it's not enough! 

A Buddhist Tale

Two Stupid Children 

Once upon a time, there was an old carpenter with a
shiny bald head. On sunny days, his head shined so
brightly that people shaded their eyes when talking to
him!

On just such a sunny day, a hungry mosquito was
attracted to the old carpenter's bright bald head. He
landed on it and started biting into it.

The carpenter was busy smoothing a piece of wood with
a plane. When he felt the mosquito biting him, he
tried to chase him away. But the hungry mosquito would
not leave such a good looking meal. So the man called
over his son and asked him to get rid of the stubborn
pest.

Unlike his father's shiny head, the son was not so
bright. But he was hard working and obedient. He said,
'Don't worry Dad, be patient. I'll kill that bug with
just one blow!"

Then he picked up a very sharp ax, and took careful
aim at the mosquito. Without thinking, he came down
with the ax and split the mosquito in two!
Unfortunately, after slicing through the mosquito, the
ax also split the old carpenter's shiny bald head in
two.

Meanwhile, an adviser to the king happened to be
passing by with his followers. They saw what had just
happened, and were quite shocked that anyone could be
so stupid!

The king's adviser said, "Don't be so surprised by
human stupidity! This reminds me of a similar event
that occurred just yesterday.

"In a village not far from here, a woman was cleaning
rice. She was pounding it in a mortar with a pestle,
to separate the husks. As she worked up a sweat, a
swarm of flies began buzzing around her head. She
tried to chase them away, but, the thirsty flies would
not leave.

"Then she called over her daughter and asked her to
shoo away the bothersome bugs. Although she was a
rather foolish girl, the daughter always tried her
best to please her mother.

"So she stood up from her own mortar, raised her
pestle, and took careful aim at the biggest and
boldest of the flies. Without thinking, she pounded
the fly to death! But of course, the same blow that
killed the fly, also ended her mother's life

To help one has to know how.

Erica Letzerich 


--- krishtar <krishtar_a@brturbo.com> wrote:
> Erica
> 
> The panorama you gave is really realistic, and see
> that man is in war since anciente times.
> All this happens while we are here taping in our
> keyboards, showing off much of the knowledge we
> never put into practics too.
> IsnŽt it weird?
> Seems that when one gives intelligence to a being
> that has got animal tendencies, he uses this
> intelligences for both sides, depending on certain
> conditions.
> The Lion, the Comodo Dragon, the Sharks are
> considered brutal and wild.
> Install a software called " intelligence" inside
> them and than youŽll have the worst beasts.
> Sometimes seems that man is an brutal animal with
> the arm of intelligence at his side.
> Erica, I am not being negative, for I still have
> faith in the divine inside the man, or I would not
> be here...
> 
> Krishtar
> On his Bitter side.
>
....................................................................
> The worst thing we can give a native is our
> civilization...
> Near 1500-1600 colognization, The portuguese sent
> their priests to teach our brazilian native indians
> a religion. 
> Today all we see is this race disappearing day to
> day under the weigh of our civilitation.
> 


=====
Erica Letzerich
ICQ- 16621711 
"The Truth will set you free, but first will make you miserable"








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