Love and Marriage
One day, john asked his teacher, “What is love? How can I find it?”
His teacher answered, “There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk
forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk.
If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love.”
John walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands,
having
picked nothing. His teacher asked, “Why did you not pick any stalk?”
john answered, “Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not
turn back.
I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were
any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked further, the
stalks
that I saw werenot as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any
in the end. His teacher then said, “And that is love.”
On another day, John asked his teacher, “What is marriage? How can I
Find it?” His teacher answered, “There is a thriving forest in front.
Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you
find the tallest tree, then you have found marriage”. john walked
forward, and before long, He returned with a tree. The tree was not
bad, and it was not tall either. It was only an ordinary tree, not the
best but just a good tree.
His teacher asked, “Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?” john
answered, “Because of my previous experience. I had walked through
the field, but returned with empty hands. This time, I saw this tree,
and I felt that it was the first good tree that I saw, so I chopped it
down and brought it back. I did not want to miss the opportunity.” His
teacher then said, “And that is marriage.
You see john , Love is the most beautiful thing to happen to a person,
its an opportunity but you don’t realise its worth when you have it
but only when its gone like the field of stalks. Marriage like the
tree you chopped, it’s a compromise; you pick the first best thing you
see and learn to live a happy life with it.”
