Becoming a purer human being
“I have read a lot of books in my life, but the majority of the knowledge I learned from them is now forgotten. What purpose does reading so many books then?” This precise question was posed by a pupil to his teacher one day.
On the first day, the teacher did not respond and remained silent about the matter.
After a few days, the instructor and student finally got together by the river. The teacher showed the student a pot with a hole in it and instructed the student to pull it out and return it to her. The pot then fell to the ground in the soil.
Teacher’s advise could not be disregarded
The teacher’s advise could not be disregarded, so the student picked up the pot from the ground and hurried to the river to gather water. The student was a little bewildered at first because he thought it was silly and that a pot with holes could not be used to fetch water.
After adding water to the pot and filling it, he was unable to move much farther since the water eventually filled all the holes and fell.
He made several more attempts, but each time he failed and was frustrated.
He was exhausted after making multiple such attempts, yet he was still unable to reach the river.
He turned back to the teacher after that and stated, “I have failed. I can not fill this jug with water.
Student asked forgiveness:
it is not possible for me, forgive me.”
When the teacher heard the student, he smiled gently and pointed at the student, saying, “No, you have not failed. Take a look at the pot; it appears to be brand-new and is now spotless. The dirt inside the pot gets eliminated each time the water flows through the openings.” Removed Similar things occur to you when you read a book: the information in the book is like water, and your brain is like a vessel with holes in it.
Pure human being:
As a result, you cannot retain everything you read in a book. However, it does not really matter if you read a book and retained everything that it said. Upon finishing a book, you experience a spiritual metamorphosis and become a more pure human being as the concepts, knowledge, sentiments, realizations, and truths you uncover within its pages help to clear your mind. That is the primary reason people read books.”
Happy reading….
