Material Happiness

A man was making his way through a dense forest. He heard the roar of a tiger and was frightened. He started to run away from that spot. After running for some time, he came in front of a huge bear. He decided to take a small road to his left and ran for his life again. The grass in the forest had grown tall and he was not able to see the path on which he was running. He fell into a deep well. Neither did he die nor did any of his limbs break. But a large cobra in the well frightened him again. He managed to get out of the well somehow and clung on to a large bush which had grown well above his height. He noticed that a forest mouse was nibbling his way through the bush. Because of all this commotion, all the honey bees in the honeycomb just above his head on a nearby tree were disturbed and began bussing violently. Out of all this a drop of honey fell on the man’s nose. He licked it and was very satisfied.

In this world, death is present at every step. Every second, time is eroding this world. But even then a second of material pleasure gives us immense enjoyment. One must always try to remember the temporary nature of our existence and is necessary for those practicing spirituality. Once a person realizes that the body through which material pleasures are to be enjoyed is itself not permanent, material pleasures won’t seem so tempting.