Wisdom’s Blossoms is a book that contains different stories about the saints of India. This book is assigned for the class Religions of the East and it actually has some very interesting stories to tell that gives a great outlook on life. I will do my last three outside reading blogs with stories from this book.
Chapter 7 is called “The Man Who Spat on a Saint.” This story is about a man named Eknath who is hated by many in the town and they want to put him to shame, so Ram Pandit tells everyone if they want to see Eknath unmasked to go to the bathing ghat the next morning. Once Eknath got out of the bathing area Ram Pandit spat in his face and all Eknath did was return to the water. Ram Pandit did this 99 times and each time Eknath just returned to the water. On the 100th time, Ram Pandit’s throat closed and he could not breath. This is when he realized the Eknath was truly a saint and asked for forgiveness. Eknath simply said that he had nothing to forgive him for. Ram Pandit had given Eknath the opportunity to cleanse his own sins by taking 100 dips in the holy Chandrabhaga River.
This is such a good story because it makes people realize that just because something bad happened to them does not mean something good can come out of it. It all depends on how you see it. Eknath did not get annoyed each time he got spat on or yell at Ram Pandit. He saw this as an opportunity to do something greater than that. Next time something bad happens to you, think of what good can come out of it in the end.
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