A man
received a lamb as a gift from a friend. He was happily carrying it home. Three
thieves watched his journey. They planned a plot to play a trick on the man and
steal his lamb. They moved to different positions on his way.
The first
thief, pretending to be a traveller, came near the man and asked, “Where are
you going, pulling this dog along with you?”
The man replied innocently,
“You are mistaken. This is not a dog. It is a lamb. I got it as a gift. I am
taking it home.” He lifted the lamb affectionately and continued the journey,
carrying the lamb on his shoulders.
A little later,
the second thief came along the road. He asked the man, “Hello, why are you
carrying this dog on your shoulders?”
The man asserted that it was
a lamb and not a dog. But the repeated question raised a little doubt in his
mind. He examined the lamb carefully and continued to carry it.
After a while, the third thief
appeared as another traveller. He asked the man, “Hey, why do you carry a worthless
dog on your shoulders?”
The man was
now in deep confusion. He thought that the unanimous opinion of three different
persons cannot be wrong. He was convinced that he had been carrying a dog so
long. He cursed the friend who gifted the animal and left the lamb on the road.
He walked home happily, relieved of the burden.
The two thieves who met him earlier were
silently following him. They joined the third thief and they caught the lamb.
They were happy that they could easily deceive the simple traveller. They
killed the lamb, cooked it and enjoyed a lavish dinner with their friends.
We believe in
the principles and practices of our parent religion and the path of righteous
living shown by its scriptures and our parents, teachers and elders. Like the
three thieves in the story, persons disguised as scholars and advisors may meet
us and try to confuse us with their eloquent words. They may try their best to
misinterpret the holy scriptures and argue that our faith, principles and practices
are wrong. We should be aware of their tricks. We must love our religion and
learn the scriptures and the doctrines of our religion systematically. Then
false prophets cannot mislead us from the path of truth.
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© By Dr. Babu Philip,
Professor, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Fine Arts Avenue,
Kochi-682016, Kerala, India, Prof. Mrs. Rajamma Babu,
Former Professor, St. Dominic's College, Kanjirappally and Leo. S. John,
Maniparambil, Ooriyakunnath, Kunnumbhagom, Kanjirappally, Kottayam-686507, Kerala , India
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