Long ago, there was a
trader named Sripad. He amassed a huge wealth by his hard work. He had
everything in his house. One day, he set out on a trade journey. When he was
passing through a forest, he felt tired and wanted to take rest for some time.
He sat under a tree to relax.
While relaxing, he felt
thirsty and desired for a glass of Water, 'If I had some water with which I
could quench my thirst right now!' There was a miracle. No sooner did he wish
for water than a pitcher appeared before him. He quenched his thirst and felt
relieved. After some time, he felt hungry and wished for food. He said to
himself, 'If a plate of tasty food be available to me now, I would be really
lucky.'
As soon as he thought of
it, there appeared a plate of tasty food before him. He ate to his full
satisfaction. Too much of food made him drowsy and he murmured, 'How can I
sleep on this rough surface? Why shouldn't there be a soft bed for me?' As he
uttered these words, a colourful and comfortable bed of velvet appeared before
him immediately.
Sripad slept on the bed.
He felt as if he was in heaven as his all desires were being fulfilled
immediately. He was quite unaware that he was sleeping under a tree which can
fulfil any desire. It was not an ordinary tree but a Kalpavriksha (a tree
thought to have powers to fulfil any desire).
Sripad enjoyed a good
sleep on the velvet bed. After he awoke, he began to think, 'I am all alone in
the forest which is full of wild animals like lions, tigers and wolves who may
come at any moment and can kill me. I would not be able to protect myself.'
As he thought so, a
ferocious tiger appeared there and attacked Sripad. Poor Sripad was so scared
that he could not even run. Thus, he was killed because of his negative
thinking.
It is said that the a man
is always led by his thought. A positive thinking leads to positive results. It
anticipates happiness and favourable result from every situation. Hence, we
should always be positive.
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