> Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:16:26 +0100 (BST)
> From: priya kashyap <priyask2001@yahoo.co.in>
> Subject: inspiring stories
> To: meenakshi <meenakshimalkani@yahoo.co.in>
>
> Gods and Demons (2)
> This happened a long long time ago.
>
> A little boy asked his father : "Daddy, what is the
> difference between gods and demons?"
>
> The father said to the little boy: "Son, I will
> organise a big banquet at our residence where I will
> invite both the gods and the demons. At the end of
> the
> banquet you will get your answer."
>
> And the father sent out invitations to both the gods
> and the demons. On the appointed day, a most lavish
> banquet was organised and hundreds of gods and
> hundreds of demons arrived at the house.
> The demons were an impatient lot, disorganised and
> noisy. They asked the host that they wanted VIP
> (very
> important person) treatment, and therefore wanted to
> have their food served first to the demons and the
> gods must eat last.
>
> The host agreed to their request on one condition
> that
> the demons tie wooden planks to both hands when
> eating. The demons said that if the same condition
> was
> also applied to the gods as well then they had no
> objection to tying the wooden planks on both their
> hands when eating.
>
> All the demons had wooden planks tied to both their
> hands and they immediately sat on the floor, seating
> one next to the other in one straight line. They
> were
> all very eager to be served with delicious food.
>
> The first course of food arrived. It was the best
> smelling soup in a bowel with spoon. Now when the
> demons got spoons filled with the soup, they
> realised
> that they could not bend their hands to bring the
> spoons to their mouths. They tried to lift their
> hands
> over their heads and tilt the spoons with their
> mouths
> wide open. They got the soup falling in their eyes
> and
> all over the face and also on their expensive
> garments.
>
> The demons got noisier, became angry and started
> swearing at the host. Some of the demons wanted to
> beat up the host. Some demons tried to restrain the
> other demons and they started fighting among
> themselves. The demons agreed that it was totally
> useless for them to remain at this banquet as it was
> not possible to eat the food without bending their
> hands. It was impossible to eat the food without
> messing up their beautiful and expensive garments.
> With angry words the demons left the banquet.
> Now it was the turn of the gods to eat. The gods
> were
> of a peaceful nature. They also sat in a line on the
> floor. Both their hands were also tied with wooden
> planks. When the first course of food was served,
> which was the delicious soup, the gods first recited
> the food prayer. The gods realised that they could
> not
> bend their hands, and therefore it was impossible to
> eat the soup.
>
> Each of the gods thought: "Never mind if I cannot
> eat
> the soup, but let me be of help to my fellow brother
> who is seated next to me."
>
> The gods turned towards each other and started
> feeding
> each other. They thus enjoyed the most delicious
> soup.
> Then the next course of meal was served and they
> enjoyed that delicious meal. They went through five
> course meals and ate to their hearts content. They
> thanked the host, presented the host with gifts they
> had brought, and peacefully went back to their
> homes.
>
> The son was observing all that happened. The father
> told him that a major difference between the gods
> and
> the demons was the difference in their attitude of
> 'Giving' and the attitude of 'Taking.' The demons
> thought only about their individual self-interest
> whereas the gods thought about selflessly serving
> others. When you open your heart and give
> selflessly,
> you receive also much more than you give.
>
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