Once my Mother told me a very touching story about such a joy. There was a man who owed a person a few thousand dollars, and this person was rich. A few years later the life of the rich person changed and he began to ask for the return of his money. The man ran away from the city and hid himself in a faraway village because he felt ashamed that he was incapable to repay his debt.
Years passed and the man who ran away became rich. He decided to go and repay his debt plus interest. After traveling for months on horseback he found the mansion in which the rich person had lived in the past. He knocked on the door. A young lady opened the door and said, “What can I do for you?” “Is the owner here?” “The owner? He passed away years ago and we bought his house when he moved to that little house in the corner of the street. He was very poor when he died.”
The man went to the “little house.” No one was living in it. It was almost ruined.
In tears, he went to a monk in a monastery and asked the monk, “What can I do to pay back this money which I borrowed from a person, and before I was able to pay it back, he passed away in poverty.” “My son, you can do one thing that will please his soul. Go and find orphans, send them to schools, provide clothing and shelter for them. Such an act will pay back your money to the soul of the man who loaned the money to you.”
The man followed the monk’s advice and collected three orphans, sent them to schools, and provided all that they needed. He became a father to them. After they graduated from the schools he found jobs for them.
One day an old lady visited his home and said, “For a long time I have wanted to talk to you. One of the orphans that you took care of was the son of that man. When he died his little son had no one and no place to stay. I was his neighbor but did not have any means to help him, so he became a wandering, sad boy.” The man could not hold back his tears and told the woman about the story of his debt.
The old woman said, “YOU KNOW EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD IS POSSIBLE, BUT THERE IS ONE THING THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO HIT YOUR TARGET IF YOUR ARROW IS RELEASED BY THE LAW OF COMPASSION”
The man went to the “little house.” No one was living in it. It was almost ruined.
In tears, he went to a monk in a monastery and asked the monk, “What can I do to pay back this money which I borrowed from a person, and before I was able to pay it back, he passed away in poverty.” “My son, you can do one thing that will please his soul. Go and find orphans, send them to schools, provide clothing and shelter for them. Such an act will pay back your money to the soul of the man who loaned the money to you.”
The man followed the monk’s advice and collected three orphans, sent them to schools, and provided all that they needed. He became a father to them. After they graduated from the schools he found jobs for them.
One day an old lady visited his home and said, “For a long time I have wanted to talk to you. One of the orphans that you took care of was the son of that man. When he died his little son had no one and no place to stay. I was his neighbor but did not have any means to help him, so he became a wandering, sad boy.” The man could not hold back his tears and told the woman about the story of his debt.
The old woman said, “YOU KNOW EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD IS POSSIBLE, BUT THERE IS ONE THING THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO HIT YOUR TARGET IF YOUR ARROW IS RELEASED BY THE LAW OF COMPASSION”
-Torkom Saraydarian, Happiness, Joy & Bliss
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