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2. Blind Race This story is narrated according to an incident read in a
book.
A priest lived beside the home of a po er. He regularly
recited the 'Gayatri hymn' in the morning. Coincidentally, the
donkey ed beside in the po er's compound also brayed at the
same me. The donkey was named “Jogiyo”. He must have got
such a name from somewhere! One day he brayed, even on the
second day he brayed and on the third day also he brayed……
and everyday donkey brayed. Looking at this, the priest
thought, “He is so interested in the Gayatri hymn. Therefore, he
seems to be spiritually advanced being. He must have made
Ugly fashion, immoral educa on, English good spiritual earnings in his previous life” and the donkey
communica on, money mania are the evident current global con nued braying a number of days.
illustra ons of foolish blind race. 'Celebrity wears is a fashion' One day, the priest woke up in the morning and started
is the formula of fools. Ge ng proud in wearing thick and ght the hymn but couldn't listen to the voice of the donkey. So the
jeans and overlapping blazers in hot Indian torrid climate is a priest became suspicious! “Why isn't the voice being heard
familiar example of a wrecked and empty brain. today?” He couldn't resist much. So he immediately rushed to
Man supersedes animals by his innate brain power. If we the po er a er comple ng the ritual and asked: “Hey buddy !
don't use our brains in significant sectors of life and blindly ape Where has that noble being gone?”
the world, aren't we indifferent from a dog or a donkey? Po er said, “Who? that 'Jogiyo' donkey?” There was no
Let us learn the rules to play the game of L.I.F.E. from the one else living in the po er's home except the donkey and the
funny story of a donkey 'Jogeshwar Maharaj' itself. We would donkey just died yesterday. So he asked about him directly.
get be er aware, 'How is our money, me and energy ge ng The priest said, “Oh! Great man! Don't call him 'Jogiyo'.
sapped in running the blind race behind the world? And also we
He was 'Jogeshwar Maharaj'. He was really very nice and noble.
fail to focus on the grave and greater purpose of human life- So what happened to him?”
spiritual advancement. Let's read this story and gauge the “Oh learned man! He died yesterday….”
foolishness of just using our two flesh eyes in imita ng the mad
“What? Did he die! Oh gosh….!” the priest felt sorry for
world.
him.
Now, let us open our 'third eye' and judiciously
“Ah…! A very great-noble soul…. What should we do
discriminate and decide –what is beneficial and what is now! Such a lo y soul le us, if we don't do anything a er him,
harmful to our own souls?
don't offer any tribute to him, it would really prove our hard-
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