2 / A FLASH OF LIGHTNING /
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Two men, one a gnani (enlightened person) and the other a haughty landowner, were traveling through a forest. Night had fallen and everything was steeped in deep darkness.
Suddenly, a shaft of lightning flashed in the sky.
The landowner began to tremble in fear of the impending storm. His mind was immediately given over to confusion. Should he walk on? Or should he find a safe place to stop till the storm was spent? The man began wishing that he had never decided to undertake this journey. He cursed himself as foolish and unlucky.
The gnani, on the other hand, simply used the moment to take a better look at the road ahead. He ensured that he was traveling in the right direction, thanked the lightning for its help, and moved onward.
/Pain is like this flash of lightning. Whether you use this pain intelligently to find your answers, or simply get used by it, is up to you! /