AMMA SAYS - STORIES & JOKES

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OM AMRITESWARYAI NAMAH

 

AMMA SAYS - STORY

 

The victory of the little squirrel

 

When coming to the rescue of Sita, Sri Rama was aided by Hanuman and

the army of monkeys. They needed to build a bridge to cross the

waters from India to Sri Lanka where Sita was improsoned. To do so

the monkeys began carrying huge boulders down from the hills and

depositing them in the water. Seeing such devotion in their work, a

small squirrel was inspirted to help. Yet when he offered his help

he was laughed at by the monkeys. Being so small, how could he help

to do such a task? They asked. Instead of being discouraged, the

small squirrel ran down to the sea and immersed himself in the

water. Completely wet, he began to roll in the sand so it would

stick to his body. He then quickly ran to where the bridge was being

formed and shook himself off so that all the grains of sand he had

collected would fall off amongst the huge boulders and contribute to

the grand task. He continued to do so again and again. Sri Rama

noticed his work. Rama was so moved by the squirrel's determination

that he took the small animal in his hands and blessed him by

stroking his back with three of his fingers. And that is why even

today the Indian squirrel shows this blessing by wearing three

stripes on its back.

 

"My Children, everyone has different gifts and capacities. We should

try to perform to the best of our ability however difficult the task

may be."

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AMMA SHARANAM