Compelling Reason

As a little child I remember telling my mother before going to bed "Mother wake me up when I feel the call of nature" . My mother used to say "My child, I shall not have to wake you . The urge itself will wake you." It is strange but it so true that when the divine call seeks you, your power of reasoning and the pride of being educated takes a backseat. I have noticed one peculiar thing about life, one big secret I learnt from my mother. I want to share that with you today. A story which she told me when I was fifteen years old. Here it goes:


There was a very steep, high and rocky mountain in a village in southern India. No one had ever reached to the top of the mountain. One day 100 people mustered sufficient courage to climb this huge mountain. They had no clue of how much time it would take to get to the summit. However each of them was determined to succeed. In the beginning they helped each other but as days passed by a handful of them who were more talented at mountain climbing went quite a distance ahead while leaving the others behind. The man who was ahead of everyone was very happy and pleased that he had beaten everyone. He was surging ahead with a rapid pace, determined to reach to the top of the mountain before anyone else. The other people in the group were also equally resolved to succeed. They looked upon this man, knowing his reputation, for inspiration and motivation. They talked at length about him his character, his confidence and personality, and admired him.


Their climb continued each person covering sufficient ground every day and making progress. Days turned to months and months to year but the journey went on. The man who led the race could see from a distance the top of the mountain but the more he advanced towards the summit he found more extra ground to cover. When he looked back at the height he had already covered it gave him tremendous satisfaction and the confidence to master the remaining distance. Meanwhile the distance between him and the others had also widened depending on the progress made by each of them.


There was a small child in the village who was watching all this. His dad was part of the group and ten years had passed by and his dad had not yet returned home. He was desperate to see him again. But no one could fulfill his wish. His mother had no clue of the whereabouts of his father. This child began to ask all the elderly people for advice but no one could really help him. Finally, the child met a wise old man who told him that a huge river flowed behind the vast mountain with a beautiful island at the other end of the river. "Your dad is in search of a beautiful island," the old man said. "I can show you a way to reach to your dad"


The little child was thrilled. . He was bold and determined to meet his father and readily agreed to climb the mountain.


The day came, the boy started climbing the mountain. All he knew is he wanted to see his dad. He went on and on.


Day went, week also passed by, then he crossed one month. He was persistent.


Went on and on. He reached to his dad on 45th day. And he met him. His dad was almost near the summit.


His dad was surprised.


He asked this son ”how did you manage to reach me so fast”. The boy replied “is it? I never knew if I was fast, all I knew is I wanted to see my dad. And I reached to you”


The moral of the story:
Father took 10 years to reach the summit. There was no compelling reason. Father just wanted to prove, while son wanted to see his dad, he had a compelling reason. And he met his dad on just 45th day.
Power of compelling reason, and focus on it. Make you victor
Loves
DHARAM