My friend changed my mind. 'I ran short of pots,' she explained, 'and knowing how beautiful this one would be, I thought it wouldn't mind starting out in this old pail. It's just for a little while, till I can put it out in the garden.'
She must have wondered why I laughed so delightedly, but I was imagining just such a scene in heaven. 'Here's an especially beautiful one,' the Creator might have said when he came to the soul of the sweet old fisherman. 'He won't mind starting in this small body.'
All this happened long ago — and now, in the Celestial Garden, how tall this lovely soul must stand.
In the same light, Bhagavan Baba has related the inspiring story of sage Ashtavakra, who was born physically deformed, but outclassed many scholars of King Janaka’s court. He called the learned men “cobblers” as they were concerned only about his skin. To read this story from Bhagavan’s discourse, please click here [http://www.sssbpt.info/ssspeaks/volume20/sss20-11.pdf].
Let us always remember that the most important part of our body is not the skin, but our heart. If our heart is broad, happiness will surround us and peace will be our friend.
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