The successor
It was an old temple in Shimla. It was located at the peak of a mountain. To that temple, a priest was there. He was getting old and falling ill too.
One day , while he was counting his last days, he expressed his wish to the trustee of the temple. His wish was they must appoint a " human being " as his successor. Before saying anything further , he died. Soon the news spread in the country.
People who are well versed in reciting shlokas and also who are scholars in ancient books all have gathered in the premises of temple for the post of priest.
Trustee to whom , the old priest had said his last wish was given the responsibility of selecting a new priest. Since they had to pass through the jungle, the aspirants for the post had a difficult time. The path was full of stones and thorns. There was the fear of wild animals attacking , too. When aspirants had reached the temple, their body was bleeding because of thorns.
Trustee was conducting the interview. Everyone were well prepared for the post. It was getting late in the evening.
That time, a person had come. His entire body including his palms were profusely bleeding. He was exhausted too.
By seeing him , trustee said he was late for interview. Person said " I know I am late. If you have all ready appointed the new priest , I have no problem. I will go back to my place. I dont want to do injustice to other participants who had come on time. "
By listening to the words, trustee was curious to know what made him so late ? Though person hesitated to say , finally he said " There were many stones and thorns on the way to temple. I have cleared all of them so that devotees who are coming to temple, must not face the same problem. It has taken this much time and I am late ".
Hearing to that, trustee remembered what the old priest had said. He wished that a human being must be appointed as the priest. Soon, trustee declared he is appointing the man as new priest. For this, other aspirants objected.
Trustee said " Old priest wanted a human being to be appointed as priest. A person who cares for the well being of other people is the real human being. He cared for the well being of other people who come as devotees. Thats why he is the new priest ".
It was an old temple in Shimla. It was located at the peak of a mountain. To that temple, a priest was there. He was getting old and falling ill too.
One day , while he was counting his last days, he expressed his wish to the trustee of the temple. His wish was they must appoint a " human being " as his successor. Before saying anything further , he died. Soon the news spread in the country.
People who are well versed in reciting shlokas and also who are scholars in ancient books all have gathered in the premises of temple for the post of priest.
Trustee to whom , the old priest had said his last wish was given the responsibility of selecting a new priest. Since they had to pass through the jungle, the aspirants for the post had a difficult time. The path was full of stones and thorns. There was the fear of wild animals attacking , too. When aspirants had reached the temple, their body was bleeding because of thorns.
Trustee was conducting the interview. Everyone were well prepared for the post. It was getting late in the evening.
That time, a person had come. His entire body including his palms were profusely bleeding. He was exhausted too.
By seeing him , trustee said he was late for interview. Person said " I know I am late. If you have all ready appointed the new priest , I have no problem. I will go back to my place. I dont want to do injustice to other participants who had come on time. "
By listening to the words, trustee was curious to know what made him so late ? Though person hesitated to say , finally he said " There were many stones and thorns on the way to temple. I have cleared all of them so that devotees who are coming to temple, must not face the same problem. It has taken this much time and I am late ".
Hearing to that, trustee remembered what the old priest had said. He wished that a human being must be appointed as the priest. Soon, trustee declared he is appointing the man as new priest. For this, other aspirants objected.
Trustee said " Old priest wanted a human being to be appointed as priest. A person who cares for the well being of other people is the real human being. He cared for the well being of other people who come as devotees. Thats why he is the new priest ".
