Story 001b

Our house is too small, help us Guru-practice

Story 1: Our house is too small, help us Guru Practice

There was a family consisting of a Father, Mother, and their daughter, Mahima. They were expecting a visit from Mahima's Aunt, Uncle, Samita, and the two younger brothers. Mahima's parents were in a panic.
Mother said, "We don't have a big house, it won't work, but we can't say no. We have often stayed at Samita's place."
Father said, "You are right, we can't say no, but what should we do then?"
Mahima said, "No problem. You two can sleep in your room. Aunt and Uncle in my room. And we four children can sleep in the living room, problem solved! And if you don't find this solution satisfactory, we can ask Guru Practice because Guru Practice practices first before asking others to do something; that's why He has a solution for everything."

The three of them went to Guru-Practice and said to the wise Guru, "We have a big problem. Five family members are coming to visit in a month, and they want to stay for a week, but our house is too small for a total of 8 people."
Guru-Practice said to the worried parents, "Don't worry, there is a solution."
Mahima said to her parents, "See, Guru-Practice has a solution because Guru ji only gives teachings after experiencing them first by himself."
Guru-Practice said, "You have a horse in the garden, bring the horse inside your house for a week, and come back next week." The parents found it a strange request from the guru but did as he said. It was a challenging week for the parents, but Mahima enjoyed having a horse in the house.

When the first week was over, the parents were very happy and quickly went to Guru Practice and said, "Guru Ji, there is no more space in the house; can the horse go back outside?"
Guru-Practice said, "A little more patience, you have an elephant in the garden, bring the elephant inside the house as well, and come back in a week."
The parents were very sad but did as the guru said. This week became the most terrible week of their lives for the parents. When the second week was over, they quickly went to Guru-Practice and said, "Guru Ji, please help us, we can't handle it anymore; there is no more space in the house; can the elephant and the horse go back to the garden?"
Guru-Practice said, "Only the horse can go back to the garden; come back next week."
The parents were relieved. They were afraid that the guru would also want the cow to be brought inside the house, but luckily, the horse was allowed to go back to the garden.
When the third week was over, they went to Guru Practice and said, "It was a great week; we had plenty of space in the house without the horse."
Guru-Practice said, "The elephant can also go back to the garden; come back next week."
The parents were happy that the elephant was also allowed to go back to the garden. A week later, when they returned to Guru-Practice, he asked, "And is your house still small?"
The parents answered, "No, Guru Ji, our house is very big; enough space for more than 5 extra people."

Today's question: Let's share our thoughts and experiences regarding this story.

Five questions of story 2001, Our house is too small, help us Guru Practice

1) Who was expected to visit Mahima's family?
a) Her grandparents and cousins
b) Her Aunt, Uncle, Samita, and two younger brothers

2) Why were Mahima's parents in a panic?
a) They forgot to buy groceries for the guests.
b) They thought their house was too small for all the guests.

3)What did Guru-Practice first suggest the family should do?
a) Extend the house
b) Bring the horse inside the house

4) After the elephant was brought inside, what was the family's main concern?
a) There was too much noise
b) There was no space left in the house

5) By the end of the story, how did the parents feel about the size of their house?
a) They still thought it was too small.
b) They felt their house was very big and spacious.