Posted by: jyoti ranpura <jyotiranpura@yahoo.com>
At a building construction site nearby, I observed that lots of labourers were working there and their small children used to play various games.
One favourite game was to hold on to one another’s shirt and play “train-train”.
Someone would become the engine and others would become bogies.
Every day, these children used to take turns becoming the engine and bogies..
But, there was one small boy wearing only a half pant who used to hold one small green *cloth* in his hand and become the guard daily.
So, once I went to him and asked him ..”son, don’t you also wish to become an engine or a bogie some time?”
He softly replied, “Sir , I don’t have a shirt to wear so how will the other children catch me to make the train?
But, it gave me a huge lesson…. he could have cried and sat at home and fought with his parents for not having enough money to buy him a shirt.
But instead, he chose another way to play and enjoy himself..
In life, we don’t get all things we desire and we keep complaining ..
I dont have a bike, I don’t have car , I don’t have this or that etc….
Life is like that ….we need to make it beautiful, play the game with what you have and be grateful for what we have.
This too shall pass,
End
Sanmargam 