नम्र बनो, कठोर नहीं !

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नम्र बनो, कठोर नहीं !

एक चीनी सन्त बहुत बूढ़े हो गये। देखा कि अन्तिम समय निकट आ गया है, तो अपने सभी भक्तों और शिष्योंको अपने पास बुलाया। प्रत्येकसे बोले ‘तनिक मेरे मुँहके अन्दर तो देखो भाई! कितने दाँत शेष हैं ?’
प्रत्येक शिष्यने मुँहके भीतर देखा। प्रत्येकने कहा ‘महाराज! आपके दाँत तो कई वर्ष पहले ही समाप्त हो चुके हैं, अब आपके मुँहमें एक भी दाँत नहीं है।’
सन्तने कहा- ‘जिह्वा तो विद्यमान है ?’
सबने कहा- ‘जी हाँ।’
सन्त बोले- ‘यह बात कैसे हुई ? जिह्वा तो जन्मके समय भी विद्यमान थी। दाँत उससे बहुत पीछे आये। पीछे आनेवालेको पीछे जाना चाहिये था। दाँत पहले कैसे चले गये ?’
शिष्योंने कहा-‘हम तो इसका कारण समझ नहीं पाते।’
तब सन्तने धीमी आवाजमें कहा-‘यही बतलानेके लिये मैंने तुम्हें बुलाया है। देखो! यह वाणी अबतक विद्यमान हैं, तो इसलिये कि इसमें कठोरता नहीं और ये दाँत पीछे आकर भी पहले समाप्त हो गये, तो इसलिये कि ये बहुत कठोर थे। यह कठोरता ही इनकी समाप्तिका कारण बनी। इसलिये मेरे बच्चो ! यदि देरतक जीना चाहते हो, तो नम्र बनो, कठोर न बनो!’

Be gentle, not harsh!
A Chinese sage has become very old. Seeing that the last time has come near, he called all his devotees and disciples to him. Said to everyone, ‘Brother, at least look inside my mouth! How many teeth are left?’
Every disciple looked inside the mouth. Everyone said ‘ Maharaj! Your teeth have been worn out many years ago, now you do not have a single tooth in your mouth.’
The saint said – ‘Does the tongue exist?’
Everyone said – ‘Yes.’
Saint said – ‘ How did this thing happen? The tongue was present even at the time of birth. The teeth came far behind him. The one who came behind should have gone behind. How did the teeth go in the first place?’
The disciples said – ‘We do not understand the reason for this.’
Then the saint said in a low voice – ‘I have called you to tell this. See! This voice is present till now because it does not have hardness and these teeth were finished first even after coming back, because they were very hard. This harshness was the reason for their end. That’s why my children! If you want to live long, be gentle, don’t be harsh!’

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