#11 : Parrot and Couple

 

"Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply." Stephen R. Covey.

Seek not to be understood, but to understand. "When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new".

            I want to emphasize this through the small story. There  was a parrot in the house of a couple, who were very religious and use to daily visit temple and attend the discourses of the Gurus. They were very regular in going and listening to them asking and getting their quires resolved. One day Parrot asked them if they would do them a favor and ask a question for him. The couple obliged and asked him what question he wanted to check with Guruji?  He replied if they can ask him "when he will be released from Cage? "

            The couple asked the same question to Guru, but  Saint there, after  listening to the question fainted, but later he recovered. When the couple went home, Parrot asked what happened, they said you are bad Omen, and told the incident what happened.

            Next day couple again went to temple, and when they came back they saw that Parrot is dead, so with sadness, they opened the Cage, and immediately Parrot woke up and flew. Next day saint asked what happened to their Parrot, the couple replied that how Parrot ditched them. Saint explained that see whatever I talk and preach and give Sermons, you all listen and don't assimilate, but see Parrot understood my indication and now he is a free bird.

Same is the case to all of us we listen to a lot of things, but we don't take pause and try to assimilate things which we accumulated. We are swamped in just taking and taking, as said give a little pause and incorporate and start giving to balance it out.