This time I am going to write about the story that best
describes the problems of truth in religion. Truth can be tricky and not always
in the shape of reality, especially if you decide to stick with your own.
This is how the story goes…
A wise old man decided to tell the story to a man who was
carious about life.
The old man started by saying: “One day robbers kidnaped
five year old boy and burned the village in which he lived. When the father
returned, he saw the house remains in flames and instantly start running toward
it to see if his little boy was anywhere around. Horrified by the sight, he
came across something that looked as the burnt corpses of a small body.
Convinced that it was his son, he collected the ash remains and put it in a
small bag so he can carry it with him everywhere he goes.
One day, however, his real son escaped from the bandits and
returned home. He knocked on the father's door.
A father who is still crying and carrying a bag of ashes
with him, asked:
"Who's there?"
"Dad, it's me, your son. Open the door. "
The father thought that some village boy was playing with
him. He shouted GO AWAY, and continued to cry. The boy kept knocking, but his
father did not open the door convinced that his real son is dead. After a
while, the boy was gone. Father and son have never seen each other again.
At the end of this story wise man added to a carious man:
"If you keep too much of what you consider the truth,
when the truth itself comes to your door, you will not be able to recognize it."
This is an excellent example of religious blindness and
stubbornness. Some people are so sure about their own versions of truth, so when the
real one comes, it goes away.
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