Three Wonderful Parables to Integrate, October 2009 AD


Parables are little stories that contain a great lesson. Jesus taught us a lot by sharing wisdom with us many times through these wonderful stories. We present three small parables and the important thing here is not simply to have a good time but to integrate them and bring them to daily life.

Parable about the JUDGMENT

There is a story that tells that in a village there was a very poor old man, but even the kings envied him because he had a beautiful white horse. The kings offered him fabulous amounts for the horse but the man said: For me, he is not a horse; is a person. And how can it be sold to a person, to a friend? He was a poor man, but he never sold his horse.

One morning he discovered that the horse was no longer in the stable. All the people gathered together saying: `` Old fool. We knew that somebody would steal your horse. It would have been better if you sold it. What misfortune! . Let's not go that far, said the old man. Let's just say that the horse is not in the stable. This is the fact. Everything else is your judgment. If it's a misfortune or a luck, I don't know, because this is just a fragment. Who knows what is going to happen tomorrow? People laughed at him. They had always believed that the old man was a little crazy.

But after fifteen days, one night the horse returned. He had not been robbed but had escaped. And not only that, but he brought with him a dozen wild horses. People met again saying: You're right, old man. It was not a misfortune but a real luck. Again you are going too far, said the old man. Say only that the horse has returned. Who knows if it is lucky or not? It is only a fragment. You are reading just one word of a sentence. How can you judge the entire book? This time people couldn't say anything else, but inside they knew he was wrong.

Twelve beautiful horses had arrived. The old man had a son who started training the horses. A week later he fell off a horse and broke both legs. People met again and judged. You were right again, they said. It was a disgrace. Your only son has lost the use of his legs and, at your age, he was your only support. Now you are poorer than ever. "You're obsessed with judging, " said the old man. Do not go so far. Just say that my son has broken both legs. Nobody knows if it is a misfortune or a fortune. Life comes in fragments, and we are never given more than this.

It happened that, a few weeks later, the country went to war and all the youth of the town were taken to the army. Only the old man's son was saved because he was crippled. The entire town cried and complained because it was a lost war in advance and they knew that most of the young people would not return. “You were right, old man. It was a fortune. Although crippled, your son is still with you. Ours are gone forever. ” "You keep judging, " said the old man. Nobody knows. Just say that your children have been forced to join the army and that my son has not been forced. Only God knows if it is a misfortune or a luck that happens like that ”…

Parable of the Silk Buds

A teacher who taught a science class in the laboratory of a school, showed his students how, by making a precise scalpel cut, help a silkworm out of his chrysalis. It was a delicate task, because it was not to harm the fragile butterfly that was inside the cocoon. Once the experience was over, all the children were surprised to see that none of the released butterflies were able to fly.

The moral is very simple: butterflies need to exercise their wings to be prepared for the flight. This preparation is achieved thanks to the effort made to break the cocoon themselves. If with our best intention, we do the work for them, we deprive them of their ability to fly, we cancel their evolutionary process.

Parable on the Water

An Indian waterboy had two large vessels that hung at the ends of a stick and carried on his shoulders. One of the vessels had several cracks, while the other was perfect and conserved all the water at the end of the long walk, from the stream to the house of its patron, but when it arrived, the broken vessel only had half the water. .

For two full years this was like this daily, of course the perfect vessel was very proud of its achievements, because it was perfect for the purposes for which it was created. But the poor cracked vessel was very ashamed of her own imperfection and felt miserable because she could only do half of all that was supposed to be her obligation.

After two years, the broken jar spoke to the waterboy saying, "I am ashamed and I want to apologize to you because because of my cracks you can only deliver half of my cargo and you only get half the value you should receive." He said compassionately: "When we return home I want you to notice the beautiful flowers that grow along the way."

Thats how the jar did it. And indeed, she saw many beautiful flowers all along the way, but she felt sorry anyway because upon arrival, only half of the water she had to carry was left inside. The waterboy then said: “Did you realize that flowers only grow on your side of the road?

I have always known about your cracks and sowed flower seeds all along the way you go and every day you have watered them and for two years I have been able to collect these flowers to decorate the altar of my Master. If you were not exactly as you are, with everything and your flaws, it would not have been possible to create this beauty. ”

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