Friday, June 18, 2010

Forget her!

I once read this beautiful story which I want to share with you.

Two young ascetics were going from one village to the next village.

On the way there was a river.

The water in the river was flowing waist high.

A beautiful young girl was weeping on the shore of the river.

"Why are you crying, young lady!" asked one ascetic.

"I can't cross this angry river", she replied, sobbing.

"Will you agree if I take you across on my shoulders?" asked the ascetic, to help her.

"Yes. Thank you!" said the lady and wiped her tears.

But the second ascetic was not happy with his helping buddy.

"You know we are not allowed to touch a female!", he protested.

The noble ascetic didn't reply.

He just smiled and lifted the young lady on his shoulders.

All of them crossed the river.

The ascetic put the lady down and moved on with his annoyed friend.

After almost a mile, he found his colleague still angry.

"Why are you angry?"

"Because you carried that female on your body! Guruji said that is sin"

The ascetic with the helping mind smiled, paused for a moment and then replied

"I carried her on my shoulders for a few yards, but you are still carrying her in your head for more than a mile!"

The same happens with we stock traders.

We are so thrilled by the nifty bull run that long after it is finished we keep assuming it even in our dreams what to talk of our trades!

Similarly, we are so terrified by the nifty bear run that long after it is finished we keep getting hellucinations about its continuation!

Lets learn to forget "her" and move forward, with the trend!

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