PASS THE BATON
Once upon a time there lived a very rich man . Nature had provided him with what ever he wanted. Once he invited a sage of very high intellect and treated him very nicely by offering him nice food, gave away clothing and wealth in charity . As this ceremony got over he requested the sage to give him some instructions and to benedict him and his family.
The sage replied you have every thing what is required what can I do for you. Never the less since you have asked some thing of me , I hereby order you to find the most foolish person.
As this was the orders of this master he set about this task .
He advertised for this post offering a very high salary, Wanted the most foolish person very good salary assured.
On the appointed date lots and lots of people applied for the job. Though the advertisement specially mentioned foolish ,lots of intelligent people applied for the job because of the very good salary offered. It was a herculean task to select an ignorant ,good for nothing candidate . After a prolonged search with due diligence the most useless person was selected .
Upon being selected he went to his master and asked what is my job description , Then he was told your job is to find someone who is more stupid \ idiotic than himself, he was handed over a baton and told to hand over this baton to his successor.
This new recruit started his search for the new successor to hand over this baton.
This went on and on ,a couple of years passed by. All of a sudden one day the employer fell sick and his doctor told him that his days were numbered and he should execute all his duties which he considered important to accomplish prior to his leaving his body.
He called this new recruit and told him that he would be going on a journey to a far of place and whether he had found a successor to himself to hand over the baton.
The following is the conversation which ensued thereafter
1 Can you please tell me where are you going. Reply I don't know
2 Are taking your family and friends along with you. Reply I cant take my family and friends there .
3 Have you made arrangements and booked your accommodation. Reply I cant book advance accommodation there .
4 Are you carrying enough cash along with you. Reply We cant take cash there nor are credit cards accepted there.
5 Are you travelling by road or rail or by air. Reply I don't know
6 The place you are going to is it very hot or cold and are you carrying the appropriate clothing and packed your baggage. Reply I cant carry any thing with me to this place.
Upon hearing all this he handed over the baton to his employer and told him look in my life I have come across so many foolish people but I have not come across another foolish person than you who is embarking on a journey without making any proper arrangements. There cannot be a person more foolish than you because you are so ignorant you don't have an answer for any of my questions . You are the first person whom I have come across who is setting out to a destination unknown without making proper arrangements .
This is a very nice allegoric story from which we have plenty to learn.
1 It is really sad to notice that majority of the population come under this category , who are not making arrangements to face this most important destination which is the purpose of our existence here.
2 It is so apparent and crystal clear that if we have to go to our next destination how much of advance planning needs to to be done to ensure a smooth journey. All along we neglect this most important event called DEATH.
3 Can we certify that the BATON rightfully belongs to us and accept it , and make proper arrangements to get ready for our onward journey and educate one and all in this science of how to face death the ultimate challenge.
Compiled by Isvarahari Dasa
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