हम मूर्ख क्यों बनें

temple buddha statue

एक विचारशीला भगवद्भक्ता नारीका एकमात्र पुत्र मर गया। पति घरसे बाहर गये थे। उस नारीने पुत्रका शव ढक दिया और पतिके लिये भोजन बनाया। परिश्रमसे हारे-थके पतिदेव घर लौटे। आते ही उन्होंने पूछा- ‘अपने बीमार पुत्रकी क्या दशा है ?’

स्त्री बोली- ‘ आज वह पूरा विश्राम कर रहा है।

आप भोजन करें।’

पुरुषने हाथ-पैर धोया और भोजन करने बैठा। नारी उसे पंखेसे वायु करने लगी। पंखा झलते हुए वह बोली- ‘मेरी पड़ोसिनने मुझसे एक बर्तन माँगा था। मैंने उसे बर्तन दे दिया। अब मैं उससे अपना बर्तन माँगती।हूँ तो वह बर्तन देना नहीं चाहती, उलटे रोने-चिल्लाने लगती है।’

पुरुष हँसा – ‘बड़ी मूर्खा है वह ! दूसरेकी वस्तु लौटानेमें रोनेका क्या काम !’

पुरुष भोजन समाप्त कर चुका था। उसे हाथ धुलाते हुए स्त्री बोली- ‘स्वामी! अपना लड़का भी तो अपने पास भगवान्‌की धरोहर ही था । प्रभुने आज अपनी वस्तु ले ली है; किंतु इसमें रो-चिल्लाकर हम मूर्ख क्यों बनें।’

‘तुम ठीक कहती हो देवि !’ पुरुषने गम्भीरता पूर्वक पत्नीकी ओर देखा । – सु0 सं0

The only son of a thoughtful Bhagavad devotee woman died. The husband had gone out of the house. The woman covered the son’s dead body and prepared food for her husband. Tired of hard work, the husband returned home. As soon as he came, he asked – ‘What is the condition of your sick son?’
The woman said – ‘ Today he is taking complete rest.
You eat.’
The man washed his hands and feet and sat down to eat. The woman started fanning him. While fanning, she said – ‘My neighbor had asked me for a utensil. I gave him the pot. Now I ask her for my utensils. She does not want to give the utensils, on the contrary she starts crying.’
The man laughed – ‘He is a big fool! What is the use of crying in returning someone else’s goods?
The man had finished the meal. While washing her hands, the woman said – ‘Swami! Even our son was God’s heritage with us. The Lord has taken his goods today; But why should we be fooled by crying in this.’
‘You are right Devi!’ The man looked at his wife seriously. – Su0 No.

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