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I am the Soul
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Arthur was thinking. Aha! What a great lesson I am getting from this divine signal! Why have I nurtured all these worries? In the flow of time, both happiness and sorrow are bound to end. "Sorrow is a companion of but few days'. Having so thought, Arthur felt very relieved. He looked up his pack and had another bite of what was left and then sat in the midst of nature in a worry-less state. He began talking to himself. The self was experiencing a great joy. The moon had risen. There was a gentle breeze and Arthur's eyes were drooping with sleep. There was no cot, no bed, no pillow, no A/C and so he slept on the sand. He slept like he had not slept in many months before. It was sunrise time again when he woke up. The first rays of the sun touched his body and he opened his eyes. He looked around – wondering where he was. Yesterday morning, I had come here for twelve hours, now its past 24 hours. He stood up, feeling all joy within him and started on his way home.
His wife was awaiting him at the gate, and received him merrily. Their little kid ran to him calling him ‘Daddy, Daddy’ and Arthur picked him up. He hugged the kid with all love. The kid was perplexed - is this my father, he wondered. What happened to this Daddy of mine who never used to pet me?
Brothers! Arthur's life was changed. He was free from the mundane yearnings of this material world. His life's values had altered. He lived the rest of his life in peace and happiness. Arthur had until now only carried worries – chinta. He moved from chinta to chintan - thinking. Who am I? What do I do? What for am I doing this? - these were his thoughts. Only when he went deep within himself did he become happy for happiness lies within us. No external means can make us happy.
Even we can be capable of doing whatever we decide if we awaken the infinite power that is lying dormant in our soul.
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