The Secret Of Happiness @ A Short Story From Alchemist

[CHANAKYA]

"A certain shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secretof happiness from the wisest man in the world. The ladwandered through the desert for forty days, and finally cameupon a beautiful castle, high atop a mountain. It was therethat the wise man lived."Rather than finding a saintly man, though, our hero, on entering the main room of the castle,saw a hive of activity: tradesmen came and went, people were conversing in the corners, a smallorchestra was playing soft music, and there was a table covered with platters of the mostdelicious food in that part of the world. The wise man conversed with everyone, and the boy hadto wait for two hours before it was his turn to be given the man's attention."

The wise man listened attentively to the boy's explanation of why he had come, but told himthat he didn't have time just then to explain the secret of happiness. He suggested that the boylook around the palace and return in two hours." 'Meanwhile, I want to ask you to do something,' said the wise man, handing the boy a teaspoonthat held two drops of oil. 'As you wander around, carry this spoon with you without allowingthe oil to spill.'"The boy began climbing and descending the many stairways of the palace, keeping his eyesfixed on the spoon. After two hours, he returned to the room where the wise man was." 'Well,' asked the wise man, 'did you see the Persian tapestries that are hanging in my dininghall? Did you see the garden that it took the master gardener ten years to create? Did you noticethe beautiful parchments in my library?'"The boy was embarrassed, and confessed that he had observed nothing. His only concern hadbeen not to spill the oil that the wise man had entrusted to him." 'Then go back and observe the marvels of my world,' said the wise man. 'You cannot trust aman if you don't know his house

"Relieved, the boy picked up the spoon and returned to his exploration of the palace, this time observing all of the works of art on the ceilings and the walls. He saw the gardens, the mountains all around him, the beauty of the flowers, and the taste with which everything had been selected.Upon returning to the wise man, he related in detail everything he had seen."

'But where are the drops of oil I entrusted to you?' asked the wise man."Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw that the oil was gone."

'Well, there is only one piece of advice I can give you,' said the wisest of wise men. 'The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.'


Moral:
Can we appreciate the beauty that surrounds us while staying focused on what is most important? -- You should because that is what secret of happiness...

[CHANAKYA]

The above story is from a book by Brazilian author..
But, surprisingly there was a similar story in our puraanaas... where Lord Vishnu narrates to Narada... Any one know about it?
See this thread: for that story [url="http://www.andhrafriends.com/topic/351283-a-story-of-charygaru-naniman-and-chittinaidu-db-version/"]http://www.andhrafriends.com/topic/351283-a-story-of-charygaru-naniman-and-chittinaidu-db-version/[/url]

[charygaru]

worrying too much about oil will not let you enjoy your life ani ardham ayyindi ippati nunchi no oil food

[CHANAKYA]

[quote name='charygaru' timestamp='1351014246' post='1302676974']
worrying too much about oil will not let you enjoy your life ani ardham ayyind[b]i ippati nunchi no oil food[/b]
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ne yavva... ela osthaay ilaanti taats..

[CHANAKYA]

me jimmadaa.. sadivi saavandi vaay...

[karna11]

[quote name='charygaru' timestamp='1351014246' post='1302676974']
worrying too much about oil will not let you enjoy your life ani ardham ayyindi ippati nunchi no oil food
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matter koncham short ga cheppu CG

[CHANAKYA]

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matter koncham short ga cheppu CG
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adi gattiga moodu paras kooda ledu... neeku inka short ga cheppala..

[massraja]

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bagundhi

[karna11]

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adi gattiga moodu paras kooda ledu... neeku inka short ga cheppala.. [img] br=[/img] [/quote]
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[littlemoon]

sadivanuu ...

ikada married women dhi emundii

buddha story a?

[aamerica_seenu]

[taadu.....bongaram]

[littlemoon]

[quote name='charygaru' timestamp='1351014246' post='1302676974']
worrying too much about oil will not let you enjoy your life ani ardham ayyindi ippati nunchi no oil food
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[littlemoon]

[quote name='taadu.....bongaram' timestamp='1351017138' post='1302677353']

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[bhargava_v]

[quote name='littlemoon' timestamp='1351017050' post='1302677343']
sadivanuu ...

ikada married women dhi emundii

buddha story a?
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neeku inka ardam kaleda...nee dari lo chanakya pappu pettadu nuvu dantlo kalu vesav