Monday, December 24, 2007

The lost Key A Mulla Nasrudin Story


One day, people saw Mullah Nasruddin out in the street searching frantically for something.
The enquisitive nature of man was on work. “What are you searching for, Mullah? They enquired.
“I’ve lost my key” replied Mullah.
The helping nature of mankind was at work.So everyone joined him, trying to help him
After some search someone had the urge to ask the place where exactly, the key was lost. So that more condensed search could be made. So, the enquiry was made for the same to Nasruddin.
“I lost the key in the house,” replied Mulla matter-o-factly.
“Then why are you searching for it in the street?” was the obvious question asked to him.
“Because there is more light here.” Replied the Mulla
This short story is symbolic. Everybody is looking for the key. The key to happiness, the key to bliss, the key to freedom, the key to God, the key to peace or whatever one may like to term a phrase.
Most of us look for the key outside. The key is sought in power, in success, in relationships, in wealth, in others. Much light seems outside. Very few look for the key within. The key was lost within and so has to be searched within.
But if faces one’s own self one cannot see the light instantly, rather faced by the fears, the loneliness, the conflict one runs away from the self. One looks for some company, some game, some work anything but facing one’s own self and the never ending search on the outside continues.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

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