The Broken Foot

He chipped off the toe from the idol of Krishna and the trustees of the temple were beyond consolation. They wanted the poor fellow thrown out but what to do about the hurt Krishna?
Ramakrishna came up with the solution. He could fix the foot and everything would be alright. He reasoned that if the son in law of the household had a problem with something would you dump him and get a new one?
Not a chance. You would repair the foot and have the statue reinstalled.
But hey, today I find Him in the temple located at the rear end with a new Krishna in His place. Does it mean if you find a defect in Me, you would find a replacement of Me?
And relegate me to the back office? Sure, that's what happens to all of us. We loose our positions in the batting order, then we loose our place in the teams also.
So the lesson of the day is- Never go with a broken foot! Hide it anyway if you are hurt. And don't put the foot in the door!
Life offers you such solutions. The politician who cannot gather funds for the party is replaced. The one who gets caught is thrown out.
Look at the bigger picture, dude! You truly need a break and watch out for the replacement. He too will have His day then get replaced.
Just remember that everything is dispensable and can be replaced-including God with the broken foot!
Feign that you are all knowing even if you don't know that. Or get replaced!

Comments

Arpana said…
yes, it is better to not show our break and hurt.
April 1, 2011 at 8:30 AM
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