DUTY IS DIVINE
An astrologer once visited a village and made it clear to the village folk that they would not be blessed by rain that year. The simple villagers took the astrologer seriously and said to one another: "As we will not get rain, why should we bother to plough our field and sow seeds?"
An astrologer once visited a village and made it clear to the village folk that they would not be blessed by rain that year. The simple villagers took the astrologer seriously and said to one another: "As we will not get rain, why should we bother to plough our field and sow seeds?"
But a single solitary farmer attended as usual to the work of ploughing his field and sowing seeds in it. At the same time he kept on chanting the Divine name.
A huge cloud, all of a sudden, appeared in the skies. Seeing this farmer exerting so much, the cloud enquired of him why he was taking so much trouble of working on the field: "You have been forewarned that the season this year would be dry?" reminded the cloud.
The farmer retorted: "It is my duty to plough and sow seeds in the soil. I am discharging my duty even though the season is supposed to be dry. It is up to you to do your duty of giving rain. Whether you do your duty or not, it is your look-out. Leave me alone to attend to my work."
The cloud was so much pleased with the farmer that it showered rain on his piece of land and made it fertile. Thus the farmer reaped a bumper harvest.
A huge cloud, all of a sudden, appeared in the skies. Seeing this farmer exerting so much, the cloud enquired of him why he was taking so much trouble of working on the field: "You have been forewarned that the season this year would be dry?" reminded the cloud.
The farmer retorted: "It is my duty to plough and sow seeds in the soil. I am discharging my duty even though the season is supposed to be dry. It is up to you to do your duty of giving rain. Whether you do your duty or not, it is your look-out. Leave me alone to attend to my work."
The cloud was so much pleased with the farmer that it showered rain on his piece of land and made it fertile. Thus the farmer reaped a bumper harvest.
Do your duty, never be distracted by side attractions, because duty is divine.
