A little struggle is what is needed. You will only become richer through storm, lightning, thunder - as well as through joy and happiness.
This is an ancient parable, it must be very ancient, because God still lived on earth in those days. One day a man came, an old farmer, and said:
“Listen, you may be God and you may have created the world, but I have to tell you one thing: You are not a farmer.” You don't even know the basics of farming. You need to study a little.
- What are you suggesting? - asked God.
- Give me one year, let everything happen as I want, and see what happens. There will be no more poverty.
God agreed and gave the farmer one year.
Naturally, the farmer asked for the best, he thought only about the best: no storm, no thunder, nothing dangerous to the crop. The farmer received everything he needed, everything favorable, and was happy. The wheat grew very tall! If he wanted sun, there was sun, when he wanted rain, it rained, and exactly as much as he wanted. This year everything was right, everything was mathematically accurate. The wheat has grown so tall!
And so the farmer came to God and said:
- Look, this time the harvest will be such that even if people don’t work for 10 years, there will be enough food.
But when the harvest was harvested, there were no grains in the wheat.
The farmer was incredibly surprised. He asked God:
- Why did this happen? What did I do wrong?
God said:
- Because there was no objection, there was no conflict, there was no friction, because you eliminated everything bad, your wheat remained empty. A little fight would be just right. Storms are necessary, thunder and lightning are necessary. They would awaken the soul of the wheat.
This parable has great meaning. If you are only happy and happy and happy, happiness loses its meaning. It is as if someone writes with white chalk on a white wall: no one can read what is written. Night is as necessary as day. And days of despair are just as important as days of joy. This is called awareness. And slowly, gradually, when you notice the rhythm of life, feel the rhythm of duality, the rhythm of opposites - you will stop asking. You will find the secret! Live in this mystery, and one day you will be surprised - what a great blessing life is! How much existence, being will pour on you at every moment! Even despair and sadness will be cleared. It’s not that sadness won’t come, it will come, but it will no longer be your enemy. You will become friends with her because you will see her benefits. You will be able to see its beauty, you will be able to understand why it exists and why sometimes it is necessary.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru