Welcome to this beautiful story.
I invite you to calm your mind and relax.
Take a deep breath and give yourself this moment to just be right here in the present and to travel with me to the world of tales.
Let's begin.
Once upon a time,
Buddha was crossing a town with a few of his disciples.
After a lot of walking,
Everyone was thirsty.
As they were walking,
They spotted a lake.
All of them stopped there and Buddha told one of his followers,
Son,
I'm thirsty.
Please get me some water from that lake there.
At once,
The disciple agreed and walked up to the lake.
When he reached there,
He discovered that some people were washing clothes in the lake.
He also spotted a bullock cart which was crossing the lake right at the edge of it.
Because of that,
The water became very muddy.
The disciple thought,
How can I give this muddy water to my lord?
Immediately,
He went back and told Buddha,
The water in the lake is very muddy.
I don't think it is fit to drink.
To this,
Buddha said,
Let's take some rest under the tree.
After a couple of minutes,
Buddha asked his same follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink.
The disciple obediently went back to the lake without saying anything.
This time,
He discovered that the lake had absolutely clean water in it.
All of the mud had settled down and the water above looked fit to drink.
So,
He began collecting some water in a pot and brought it to Buddha.
At once,
Buddha looked up at the disciple and said,
Son,
Let the water be,
And the mud settles down on its own.
You got clear water.
It didn't require any effort.
Buddha then continued,
Your mind is just like water.
When it's disturbed,
Just let it be.
Give the mind a little time to settle down on its own.
You need not have to put any effort to calm it down.
We can judge and take the best decision of our life when we stay calm.
One important thing that we can learn about this story is that when we are calm and at ease,
We can take better decisions and handle situations better than ever.
All we gotta do is just breathe and give things some time to settle down on its own.
