Story 006b
Is wealth the most important thing or ?
Story 6: Is wealth the most important thing or ?
In a village in Nepal, there lived a family consisting of parents and two children. Like many people these days, Mother, Father, and Bekita also believed that money was the most important thing in life. They assumed that with enough money, you could buy everything you desired, and this would lead to a peaceful and happy life. However, the youngest daughter, Aarushi, disagreed. Aarushi, who was a Ssssb student, considered money important but not the most important thing.
Then something happened that suddenly made the family very wealthy. However, with wealth came qualities such as restlessness, stress, arrogance, and laziness in Mother, Father, and Bekita. On the other hand, Aarushi remained calm, simple, and practiced the values taught by her Ssssb gurus.
Then, something unexpected occurred. Bekita fell ill. Her parents thought, "No problem, we will go to the best hospital to cure her quickly; we have an abundance of money." They asked the hospital to make Bekita better quickly and promised to give the hospital extra money. But after an examination, it turned out that there were no medicines available for the disease Bekita had. The shock, sorrow, and panic were great among the three family members. The fourth family member, Aarushi, was also sad but at the same time calm, and she said, "Come on, let's go to the guru's practice; they surely have a solution." The parents thought it would be pointless and said, "If the best hospital cannot help, what can your guru's practice do?" Aarushi didn't like her parents talking about her beloved guru in that way, but she didn't say anything. Aarushi was also worried about her sick sister and eventually convinced her parents to go to the guru's practice. The four of them went together.
After Guru Practice had listened calmly to the parents and Bekita, he said, "The three of you have a deficiency of Vitamin G, hence this illness." The parents immediately offered money to Guru Practice to provide them with Vitamin G. Guru Practice said, "Vitamin G cannot be bought; it must be built up. Aarushi has experience in this," and looked at Arushi. Everyone now turned their attention to the young Aarushi. Aarushi leaned towards Guru Practice and waited for a sign to respond. After Guru Practice nodded, Aarushi said, "I think Guru ji means these things by Vitamin G. Vitamin G is a combination of: .... + ..... + ...... " then she looked at the wise Guru with a questioning expression, who said, "You've described it perfectly, Aarushi."
End of the Story
Question for today: What do you think Aarushi said, listing three things? And what would you say if you were in Aarushi's place?
Five questions of story 6, Is wealth the most important thing or ?
1) What did Mother, Father, and Bekita believe was the most important thing in life?
a) Health
b) Money
2) How did the youngest daughter, Aarushi, feel about money?
a) It was the most important thing.
b) It was important but not the most important thing.
3) When the family suddenly became wealthy, what negative qualities emerged in Mother, Father, and Bekita?
a) Generosity and kindness
b) Restlessness, stress, arrogance, and laziness
4) According to Guru Practice, how can one obtain Vitamin G?
a) By buying it from the store.
b) It must be built up and cannot be bought.
5) Who in the family already had experience with Vitamin G?
a) Father
b) Aarushi