103. How urgent is your need?
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A master and his disciple were walking along the banks of a lake. The disciple asked the master very longingly, 'Master, please give me enlightenment.' Suddenly the master turned, caught the disciple's head and pushed it into the water! The disciple was shocked and started struggling to get his head above the water. The master continued to strongly hold his head below the water. Now the disciple started struggling for breath. The master lifted the disciple's head for a moment and asked him, 'What do you want?' 'Air! Air!', gasped the disciple. The master released the disciple. The disciple was completely shaken. The master said, 'When you want enlightenment as much as you wanted air a few seconds ago, it will happen.'
When the urge becomes urgent, when the question becomes a quest, the Ultimate happens in your life.