SHUBODAYAM.....

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      There was once a man who was very rich and very miserly at the same

time. The villagers disliked him intensely. One day he said to them,

" Either you're jealous of me or you don't understand my love of

money-God alone knows. But you dislike me; that much I know. When I

die, I won't take anything with me. I will leave it all for others. I

will make a will, and I will give everything to charity. Then everyone

will be happy. "            Even then people mocked and laughed at him. The

rich man said to them, " What is the matter with you? Can't you wait a

few years to see my money go to charity? "            The villagers didn't

believe him. He said, " Do you think I'm immortal? I'll die like

everyone else, and then my money will go to charities. " He couldn't

understand why they didn't believe him.       One day he went for a

walk. All of a sudden it started raining heavily, so he took shelter

under a tree. Under this tree he saw a pig and a cow. The pig and the

cow entered into conversation, and the man overheard what they were

saying.          The pig said to the cow, " How is it that everybody

appreciates you and nobody appreciates me? When I die, I provide people

with bacon, ham and sausage. People can also use my bristles. I give

three or four things, whereas you give only one thing: milk. Why do

people appreciate you all the time and not me? "          The cow said to

the pig, " Look, I give them milk while I'm alive. They see that I am

generous with what I have. But you don't give them anything while

you're alive. Only after you're dead do you give ham, bacon and so

forth. People don't believe in the future; they believe in the present.

If you give while you are alive, people will appreciate you. It is

quite simple. " From that moment on, the rich man gave all he had to the poor.

-- OM  GURU  NATHASAI  GURU  NATHA