24/10/2016
A man went to Guru Nanak Sahib and asked,
"What's the value of life?"
Gurunanak ji gave him one stone and said, "Find
out the value of this stone, but don't sell it."
The man took the stone to an Orange Seller and
asked him what it's cost would be.
The Orange Seller saw the shiny stone and said,
"You can take 12 oranges and give me the stone."
The man apologized and said that the guru has
asked him not to sell it.
He went ahead and found a vegetable seller. "What
could be the value of this stone?" he asked the
vegetable seller. The seller saw the shiny stone and
said, "Take one sack of potatoes
and give me the stone."
The man again apologized and said he can't sell it.
Further ahead, he went into a jewelery shop and
asked the value of the stone.
The jeweler saw the stone under a lens and said,
"I'll give you 50 Lakhs
for this stone." When the man shook his head, the
jeweler said, "Alright,
alright, take 2 crores, but give me the stone."
The man explained that he can't sell the stone.
Further ahead, the man saw a precious stone's shop
and
asked the seller the value of this stone.
When the precious stone's seller saw the big ruby,
he lay down a red cloth and put the ruby on it.
Then he walked in circles around the ruby and bent
down and touched his head in front of the ruby.
"From where did you bring this priceless ruby
from?" he asked. "Even if I sell
the whole world, and my life, I won't be able to
purchase this priceless stone.
Stunned and confused, the man returned to the
guru and told him what
had happened. "Now tell me what is the value of
life, guru ji?"
Gurunanak said, "The answers you got from the
Orange Seller, the
Vegetable Seller, the Jeweler & the Precious
Stone's Seller
explain the value of our life... You may be a
precious stone, even priceless, but
people will value you based on their financial status,
their level of information, their belief in you, their
motive behind entertaining you, their ambition, and
their risk taking ability. But don't fear, you will
surely find someone who will discern your true
value."
Respect yourself. You are also Unique. No one can
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