Greatness

Two plants with different flowers were growing side by side.One plant had bigger flowers than the other.The plant which had bigger flowers used to look down upon the other plant for its small flowers.When the breeze blew it swung from one side to other with pride and used to always say " Look at you there is nothing in your flowers.They are too small and miserable. And just look at me.My flowers are so beautiful and big that they are fit to be placed at the feets of the deity." The other plant just used to bend as if to agree but never said anything and enjoyed the breeze without any ill will.

One day few villagers living nearby passed with a dead body.One of them seeing the large flowers plucked them up and laid them over the dead.The large flowers went away with the dead and the small flowers remained attached to the plant..Next morning some little girls were sent by their parents to pick up some good flowers.There was a religious function in the village and garlands were to be made for offering to the deity.The chirpy little girls plucked the smaller flowers and went away singing.That evening the deity wore the garland made of these small flowers.

This time the plant with smaller flower swung from one side to other with joy.It still did not say anything to the other plant with big flowers.But the other plant understood the message, The greatness is not in being big or small.It is in being humble.

GOD says " When I created you,it was without any feeling of pride.I wanted a world which had perfection of existence.But my creations have no reason to look down upon others.My ways are very different to make you understand.Experience & spread the goodness which I have offered you.You are not there permanently. I will call you back once your time is over.Do not give me any reasons to be sad for creating you"

Sanjiv Gupta

Creator Merrigold