Gautum Buddha was sitting under a banyan tree. One day, a furious Brahmin came
to him and started abusing him.
The Brahmin thought that Gautum Buddha would reciprocate in the same manner, but
to his utter surprise, there was not the slightest change in the expression on
his face.
Now, the Brahmin became more furious. He hurled more and more abuses at Buddha.
However, Gautum.Buddha was completely unmoved. Actually there was a look of
compassion on his face. Ultimately the Brahmin was tired of abusing him. He asked, " I have been
abusing you like anything, but why are you not angry at all ? "
Gautum.Buddha calmly replied, " My dear brother, I have not accepted a single
abuse from you. "
" But you heard all of them, didn't you? " The Brahmin argued half-heartedly.
Buddha said, " I do not need the abuses, so why should I even hear them? "
Now the Brahmin was even more puzzled. He could not understand the calm reply
from Gautum Buddha. Looking at his disturbed face, Buddha further explained, " All those abuses
remain with you. "
" It cannot be possible. I have hurled all of them at you, " the Brahmin persisted.
Buddha calmly repeated his reply, " But I have not accepted even a single abuse
from you ! Dear brother, suppose you give some coins to somebody, and if he does
not accept them, with whom will those coins remain? "
The Brahmin replied, " If I have given the coins and not needed by someone, then
naturally they would remain with me. "
With a meaningful smile on his face, Buddha said, " Now you are right. The same
has happened with your abuses. You came here and hurled abuses at me, but I have
not accepted a single abuse from you. Hence, all those abuses remain with you
only. So there is no reason to be angry with you. "
The Brahmin remained speechless. He was ashamed of his behavior and begged for
Buddha's forgiveness.
Lessong to Learn from This Story:
Inner calmness and peace are keys to contented life. My Advice is Live life as
per your goals and ambition in life. You know who you are and what you want in
life, So dont respond to what person said about you in anger. Control your anger
with patience and calmness. That is biggest Strength of Wise men-Hassan Ali.
Never take someone for granted,Hold every person Close to your Heart because you
might wake up one day and realise that you have lost a diamond while you were
too busy collecting stones. " Remember this always in life.