LTTBW Part 7 WHY ed 10
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This article discusses how sorrow and grief are universal human experiences that transcend differences in wealth or social status. It tells a story of a poor woman who, after suffering the loss of her son and husband, sought help from a sage. The sage told her he could only help if she found a mustard seed from a home that had not known sorrow or grief. Though she searched the homes of the rich and poor alike, she discovered that there was no household without its share of suffering. The lesson is that focusing on our own hardships alone leaves us lonely, while sharing our experiences and helping others can help us achieve more in life.
LTTBW Part 7 WHY ed 10
- 1. LIFE THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW In the previouseditionwe spoke aboutplanningandsettinggoals. It still bafflesme,thatashumanswe know what isright butwe seldomdoit. We know we want to be more thanwe are. We knowwe have capacityto increase butwe do notexploitit. We dreamof beingrichand havinga lotof thingsbutrarelyachieve it. Will itthenbe fair to askthe questionWHY? I wouldlike totell youastory I readthe otherday. Maybe it isnot the exactanswer,butit still consolesandattendstothe questionina differentmanner. There once was a youngladythat onlyknew hardshipinherlife. She wasbornintoa poor family and inthe South Africancontextonthe wrongside of the railway. She grew up withlittle tono educationlimitingherchancesevenmore. Atthe age of 16 she foundlove. Believingthatthingswill change for the better,she lefthome andmovedwithherhusbandtolive inthe outskirtsof the big citywhere herhusbandworkedinthe mines. A sonwas born in the marriage. Thingswere looking up forthem. Thendisasterstruck. The sondiedof influenza. Shortlythereafterherhusbanddiedinamining accident. Suddenlyshe wasalone. Knowingaboutall herhardship,afriendof hertook herto see the oldSage in town. Afterexplaining hertroublesandher life filledwithhardshipthe Sage lookedupandsaidto her:I understandwhat istroublingyou. For me to helpyou,youmustfirstfindme something. Bringtome a mustardseed fromany home that has notyetmet grieve and/orsorrow. ThenIwill be able tohelpyoumy child. Thenwomannowfilledwithhope,setoff tothe hill topwhere all the richfamiliesstayed. She knockedonthe firstdoor and beautiful womandressedinthe finestclothesopenedthe door.Yes, can I helpyou,the richladyaskedthe poor woman. Yesplease,Iam lookingfora mustardseed fromany home that have notmet sorrow or grieve? The richladystaredat her as a tear drop rolled of downhercheek. Come in; letusdrinksome teatogether. The richladytalkedforhours on end, tellingthe poorwomanof all herhardshipsorrowsandgrieve she hasexperienced. Late that eveningthe poorwomanleftthe house of the richwomanfeelingstrangelyrelieved. The next morningearlyshe set-off onherjourneyvisitingthe housesof the rich,poor,politicians,labourers, farmers,businessownersandmanyothers. Aftermanymonthson the road and visitingcountlesshouseholds,the poorwomanwoke upone morningandrealisedthatthere wasnohouseholdwithoutitsownshare of sorrow and grief. Sorrowand grief hasnothingto dowithhow rich you are,or where youstay. The answerin overcomingitliesinsharingandhelping. Once we startfocussingonthe needs of otherpeople,we mightactuallyachieve more inlife thanwe bargainedfor. If yourfocusisonlyon achievinga6-digitincome permonth,ordrivingthe latestandmostexpensive car,livinginthe biggesthouse youmightachieve itandprobablywill. The thinghoweveris,lifeatthe top isquite lonelyif youachieveditalone.
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