Dariyav e Nasihat- Living in present Moment

Akhadda Bedin Kaus

Live in present Moment

Three questions were always tormenting in the mind of a king. He decided to test his wise man, astrologers in the court.
His questions were :-
1) What is the right moment (Chogadiyu/ Muhurat) to start a new venture ?
2) Which person is the most appropriate to start with this new venture ?
3) Which work deserves our priority first and which is important ?
He received several unsatisfactory answers from his Wiseman of courtiers. So he decided to venture out for answers. He encountered a sage who was living in his modest hut. He asked him these three questions but the sage ignored him, and continued with his daily chores. So the king also decided to help him with his daily chores. Finally the king got impatient and told him that sir, If you are unable to answer my three questions please tell me of your limitations and I will search for my answers elsewhere. The sage ignored and refused to enter into any conversation with the king. Suddenly a person came running towards both of them exhausted and in pain for he had a dagger pierced in his body and he was bleeding profusely. The sage and the king helped the man and revived him by first stopping the profuse bleeding and later attending on his wounds. Later when the man came to his senses the king asked him what he was doing in the wilderness. The man replied to the king that he considered the king as his enemy and he all the time was thinking of murdering the king. When he knew that the king was in wilderness, so he decided to take revenge on the king but was stopped by the guards who were hiding in safe place and plunged the dagger in him when they understood the evil intentions of the man trying to murder the king. The murderer was very thankful that the king had saved his life from imminent death.
The king was amazed by hearing answers from the murderer and was flabbergasted by the mysterious way nature worked. How a man who was his sworn enemy became indebted to the king and his kindness by his one good deed. He requested the sage that he his keeping one of his in men in charge of this man’s recovery. Before I depart you please reply to my 3 questions so that my quest is complete.

The sage finally agreed to answer his questions and replied that he still has not understood that he has already received answers to his 3 questions by his own good deed done to the man, his sworn enemy who has reformed himself as his well-wisher.

The Sage further explained to the king that had he not been occupied with the sage with his daily chores and had returned than surely his enemy would have succeeded in taking his life. His service towards Sage with his daily chores was the real moment or Muhurat for any work to be commenced. As the king grabbed the opportunity of helping the sage with his work that was the right time in nature or Muhurat. The sage himself helped in reviving the wounded man to good health, otherwise that man would have died with his ill will and thought of revenge still lingering in his mind. At that time the murderer was the right man for the job. That answered his second question. To serve the wounded man was his immediate priority and required his immediate attention. That answered his third question.

From the above we can easily conclude that the present moment is the right moment and we should grab that moment, and not to let go the chance of being any help to others when needed.

Reference:- Parsee Avaz 19.6.1966 Page 9