A short story...

Recently someone told me this story, and I find it very meaningful, so I thought of sharing it out and see what you all think about it:

There was this king, a very powerful king. But one day, he was thinking, how to get himself motivated if he lost everything. He was thinking how can i be motivated if I lost EVERYTHING.

So he held a meeting with his ministers and asked for their opinion, and one of them suggested to him to find a WISE monk in the forest. So the king organized his trip and it took him 1 week to finish his preparations.

When he arrived at the place there he found out that the monk just passed away. Feeling frustrated that he didn't get his answer, he started blaming his ministers for taking so long for his departure and prepared to leave.

But before he leave, the monk's deciple, who is 10 years old came to him and asked him, "King King, please don't leave yet, why did you come to see my master for? Please share with me and I might be able to help you out.".

The king thought about it, and decide to give this boy a chance to answer him, so he shared with him what he is looking for and asked if the boy knows the answer.

The boy thought for awhile, and replied the king, "Well this is indeed a tough question, but before my master died, he left me a small cube with a note inside it, and ask me to open it only if I am really in trouble. I guess this will be able to answer you".

The boy gave the small little cube to the king with a small note inside it. The king agreed that he will only open it when he is really in trouble and kept it around his neck.

Years passed, and the King's kingdom got conquered. He lost everything and he was running away alone. While he was running, he fell and dropped into a pool of mud. Then he remembered the small little cube he have with him. He told himself "What could be worst that this situation now, I've lost everything. I think this is the time for me to open this message".


When he opens it up, the message says this: "This will pass"
Feeling true to the meaning of this message, he went to his neighbour country and organized a new army to take back his kingdom. He was truly victorious and gained back what he have lost.

After his victory, he threw a big party to celebrate for 30 days and 30 nights. During his celebration, one young monk rushed to him and called for him. "King! King! do you remember me, the small monk that you met about 10 years ago?".

The king immediately remembered him and personally came to greet him and thanked him for the message. He said if not because of him, he would have given up hope.

The monk said, "Oh i came to give you another message, i forgot to mention this to you when we first met. This message is also meant for you when you are in best moments".
Realizing it, the king ordered the celebration to stop and for the rest of his life, he lived a balanced life and being satisfied throughout his life.


What is the moral of this story?
In life, there will be great moments and there will be bad moments. But all will pass and life will still go on. Thus always remember, don't be over happy when you are UP there, and don't be over sad when you are DOWN there. Just live on and you'll be just fine.
:)