Saturday Story from Siva (8): The Story of a King and his definition of Peace

Hi,

Good morning. Good to come back to you with another short story this Saturday. This one was shared with me by a friend of mine. Found it to be good and felt like sharing it with you immediately. This is the "Story of a King and his definition of Peace." Here it goes...

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The Story of a King and his definition of PeaceAnonymous
(Contribution by D. Edakhe)
One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful towering mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all. But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest-in perfect peace.


The king chose the second picture for the Prize. "Because," explained the king, "peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart.
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There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them.

There is hustle and bustle everywhere now-a-days. Stress at work and home have become the order of the day. Everyone is more or less on the run in search of prosperity, and may be peace too. There is so much beauty and peace in the work we do and the life we live. The time has come for us to spare a few minutes each day to sit quietly, introspect, and find the goodness in what we do. Joy and peacefulness should be the result.

The Best for you, always!

With love and regards

Siva