Lets change our vision

rosema · Jun 5, 2008

There was a millionaire who was bothered by severe eye pain. He consulted so many physicians and was getting his treatment done. He did not stop consulting galaxy of medical experts; he consumed heavy loads of drugs and underwent hundreds of injections.

But the ache persisted with great vigour than before. At last a monk who has supposed to be an expert in treating such patients was called for by the millionaire. The monk understood his problem and said that for sometime he should concentrate only on green colours and not to fall his eyes on any other colours.

The millionaire got together a group of painters and purchased barrels of green color and directed that every object his eye was likely to fall to be painted in green colour just as the monk had directed.

When the monk came to visit him after few days, the millionaire's servants ran with buckets of green paints and poured on him since he was in red dress, lest their master not see any other colour and his eye ache would come back.

Hearing this monk laughed said "If only you had purchased a pair of green spectacles, worth just a few rupees, you could have saved these walls and trees and pots and all other articles and also could have saved a large share of his fortune.

You cannot paint the world green." Let us change our vision and the world will appear accordingly. It is foolish to shape the world, let us shape ourselves first.

Lets change our vision..!!

sundarusha · Jun 5, 2008

You cannot paint the world green." Let us change our vision and the world will appear accordingly. It is foolish to shape the world, let us shape ourselves first.

Lets change our vision..!!

Thanks rosma for sharing. How true, one should start changing one's vision before trying to change the world.

I had read a story about a man who wanted to change his family,the society, the town , the country and the world. At his deathbed, he realized that if only he had changed himself first, he could have impacted a change in everyone.

Sowparnika · Jun 5, 2008

nice story, rosema...
the easiest thing to change is probably ourselves....instead of expecting everyone else to change, we could begin with ourselves....
hmmm, the world is good or bad only according to our perceptions...i guess the way we see things make a difference....

Mindian · Jun 6, 2008

hi rosma,

very good...thanks for sharing...with age we all learn to change ourselves and that the world around us cannot be changed...

Mindi

roopadadia · Jun 7, 2008

Goo one rosema.

In a chase to see things changed around us...we forget that if we change ourselves the things will change automatically. It is easier said than done but not impossible to achieve.

So better change yourself.

Roopa.