Once I read a story about two rats. They live in a hole on the wall oppersite to each other and the owner of the house bought a cat one day and let it loose in the house. One day when the rats came out of their hole, they were chased severely by the cat. But , both managed to get back into their hole. There was two choice for them . Either to run out of the house or keep waiting for the cat to ran off. One rat choose to run off while the other rat choose to stay behind. The rat staying behind is wondering what is the fate of the other rat? whether he managed to escape the jaws of the cat or is running freely outside. Fear grips him and he kept waiting and postponing his escapee. Finally, he died of starvation. It does not matter whether the other rat survived or not. The end result is that he is dead.
The morale of the story is that if we are fearful, we can only live to die. We just keep postponing our decision because we are fearful of losing , fearful of getting hurt or fearful of our shadows. The fear hold us back and we are suffering so much inside us. Is it worth it ? Not having to live the life we desire. Life without a purpose and driven by fear.
There was another story about a monk meditating in a broken down temple. He closed his eyes to meditate and as he meditate, he hear a sound getting louder and louder. Yes, it is a big rat and as the sound gets louder and louder , the rat gets bigger and bigger. He struggle not open his eyes for the fear that he will meet a rat as big as the tiger. Finally, he open his eyes and saw a small rat. The fear in him manifest and build the image of a small rat to become a bigger rat. He manufactures the fear inside him.
I hope these two stories really awaken some one who is in this situation of fear. What is there to be fearful. If some thing happen or we are hurt, we should climb up and try again if we still have the chance. It is useless staying and watching the world goes by. It is better to be part of the living and evolving world.
Namaste.
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