Haru

Haru and his wife were a very unhappy and depressed couple because everyone in their village made fun of them because they had a very small nose.They were even more anxious that if they had children and they too had such small noses then their children too would have to face the same problem.Everyday they would ask God why he had put them in such a situation,and why they too could not have been like the others?
One day after a lot of thinking Haru decided he would go the forest and do penanace until God appears in front of him.Haru went to the forest and did penance until God finally appeared in front of Haru and blessed him with three boons.Haru thought for a while and then told God he will need to go back to his wife and after consulting with her he will ask the boons.God gave Haru a dice and assured him that three boons will be granted to him.He told Haru that he should ask for his boon and throw the dice nad his boon will be fulfilled.
So Haru ran home a very happy and pleased man thinking that now all their problems will be solved and they could live in peace hereafter.
When Haru reached home and told about his boon his wife was happy but she now changed her mind and felt that they should ask for money rather than a nose,because after all money can compensate everything else.Haru however did not agree with his wife because he thought that he went to the forest and did penance only for a better nose,so in anger he threw the dice saying noses, and lo and behold!in moments his body was full of noses.To undo the noses he threw the dice once again and asked for the noses to be removed and there yet again he had asked for the wrong boon because he found that all his noses vanished and how could one live without a nose??
So now the couple realised that though they had a small nose and were made fun of by all the people they were certainly better off than now,without any nose.
They also now worried that if people in their village came to know that God had granted them three boons and they did not make right use of the boons,they would all laugh at them,so the couple decided that it is best to get their original noses.So this time Haru threw the dice down asking for his original nose,sure enough he did get back his nose.
The moral of this story is it is very important for us to be grateful and thankful to God for all that we have.God knows what is the best for us,we may ask for the wrong things and then be unhappy with what we get.
It is important to have faith and trust in God and know that HE will always do whatever is good for us.

Jai Gurudev...