By Paulo Coelho
One of the monks at Sceta committed a grave fault, and the wisest hermit was summoned to judge him.
The hermit refused, but when the other monks insisted, he answered their call. He arrived carrying on his back a bucket with a hole in it, out of which sand was spilling.
‘I came to judge my brother,’ said the hermit to the monastery superior. ‘My sins are spilling out behind me like the sand from this bucket, but since I don’t look back and don’t notice my own sins, I was summoned to judge my brother!’
The monks immediately gave up any idea of punishment.
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As long as we learn from our mistakes and forgiveness but we must do better next time xx
It’s so true, we sometimes judge without thinking of our many faults and weaknesses. Knowing our fragile nature should help us be more forgiving towards others.
If only the real judges of our courts could get that. There have been several high profile cases in India recetly, the ‘lecture’ accompanying some judgements do smell of ‘holier than thou’ attitude !
but crime & punishment have been intrguing humanity for long, what gives society a right to punish !! Khahlil Gibran’s views on this in the prophet are worth contemplating !
it’s like pointing one finger to others and point the rest 4 fingers towards our own self.
love and peace to all,
raj
Sufficiency is reaching its hand to surrender with another in grace.
When you judge you lose everything you’ve won by your own faults.
Love
Hildegarde
Dear Paulo, this is indeed an inspiring story :)
I have just finished your book The Zahir, and I thought it amazing, like all of the books I’ve read for you… I want to ask you a question:
Who is the father of Esther’s child? is he Dos?? That was somehow confusing but it was nonethless a greaaat book! :)
Actually i have to mention also a friend of me Antony Mark for his words “to surrender in grace”
which i borrowed already a couple of times.
Love
Hildegarde