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There was once a huge elephant crossing a wooden bridge high
above a raging river. The bridge was old and rickety and it
shook under the weight of the elephant. As the elephant was
crossing the bridge he heard a voice, “Son, Son” the voice said.
The elephant looked around him, but he was all alone. “Son,
Son,” the voice continued. When the elephant reached the other
side of the river, he saw a small ant crawl onto his nose. “Son,”
the ant cried. “We almost collapsed that bridge, didn’t we?”
Our weight was so great, so immense that the bridge almost
collapsed beneath us, didn’t it, son?” Now, of course the elephant
knew hat the ant’s weight had been completely irrelevant to
whether the bridge would have collapsed. And, of course, he
knew that the tiny ant was not his mother. However, what good
would it have done to engage in a battle of egos with the ant?
Instead, the wise, calm elephant simply said, “You are right,
mother, our weight almost broke the bridge.”
The elephant retained his serenity, retained his peace and joy.
And the ant, for what it’s worth, was allowed to continue
believing in its own greatness. But, how many of us could be
like the elephant? Aren’t we always trying to prove ourselves to
others? Aren’t we always ready to shoot down anyone who
trespasses on our egos?
how much has he spent? Similarly, a good teacher reviews
her students’ test scores: how many passed, how many
failed?
By looking at their successes and failures, they assess how
well they are doing. Are the businessman’s profits greater
than his losses? Are most of the teacher’s students passing
the exams?
In the same way, each night, we must examine the balance
sheet of our day: what were our successes, what were our
failures. And for all the successes, all our “plus-points” we
must give credit to God. For, we have truly done nothing
but let Him work through us. All credit goes to Him. He is
the one who saves us, who maintains our dignity and our
success.
Just imagine if God had put one television screen on our
foreheads and everything we thought was broadcast for
the whole world to see! All our reactions, all our inner
sarcastic comments, all our judgments, all our
weaknesses....just imagine. We would never succeed nor
would we have many friends! Isn’t it true?
We must emulate the grace and divinity of the elephant
So, it is by His grace that the world does not see our
who knew that only harm would come from the fight. So,
thoughts, only He sees our thoughts. For this, we thank
we must make “no reaction” the sutra, the mantra for our
Him. We can say, “Thank you, God, for bringing success to
lives. Then, and only then, will we know real peace.
this venture,” or “Thank you God for letting me truly make
a difference in someone’s life today,” or simply, “Thank
C) INTROSPECTION : So, in the morning we begin with
meditation. All day we practice no reaction. And at night?
you God for all that went well today.”
Introspection. At the end of the day, a good businessman
Our failures, we must also give to him. The fault is ours,
always checks his balance sheet: how much has he made,
definitely. Yet, He is so forgiving and so compassionate
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