The Stories of wisdom #6: Who has it all?

We all have something but there is always a debate who is the most powerful man/women on the Planet and what they should possess to be so. Let's have a quick look to an old story that can answer this fundamental question %))

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THE STORY

The Kingdom of this World

An old hermit was once invited to visit the court of the most powerful king of the day.

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At his audience the king said, “I envy a holy man, who is content with so little.”

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The hermit responded,
“I envy Your Majesty who is content with less than I. I have the music of the celestial spheres. I have the rivers and mountains of the whole wide world."

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"I have the moon and the sun"

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"I have all this because I am content with God# in my soul."

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"Your Majesty however, has only this kingdom.”

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God# - My remark - although a story uses the word “God” it doesn’t mean that it is the same meaning as in this or that religion/faith. You can name it differently, but the meaning is the same - it is a force creating this world whether it is called God, The Light, Energy, Force, The Creator or any other name you use.

In the world we live we tend to forget that apart of all we possess in the real world, we have much more inside us - our own kingdom. Perhaps a lot of people do experience this deep connection to something much bigger then themselves when they are kids - the world seems to be a lot of fun and full of miracles. When we grow some of us are losing this sense of being connected and consider themselves as “being on their own”. At the same time, this connection is still there for those who are ready to seek it.
And the question for today is very simple:

What do YOU have - just a kingdom or the whole world?

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With love,
Sasha Genji

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