Force Vs Common Sense
Ravana, the king of Lanka was an asura, but he was an ardent devotee of Lord Siva. He reached mount Kailas & prayed to Lord Siva, that his Lanka should never be destroyed. Lord Siva gave him an Aathma Lingam, with the condition that he should go back on foot to Lanka & that he should not put down the Lingam at any point. If he were to put the Lingam down, the Lingam would remain rooted at that spot.
The Devas were worried that the Aathma Lingam would add to the might of Ravana & that he could never be destroyed, if he succeeded in taking the Aathma Lingam to Lanka. They prayed to Lord Ganesha for help. With the help of God Varuna, Lord Ganesha caused Ravana’s stomach to be filled with water. Ravana grew desperate to answer nature’s call. Ganesha appeared before Ravana as a small boy. Ravana handed over the Aathma Lingam to the boy. Ganesha declared that he could not wait for long & when he grew tired, he would call out Ravana’s name thrice & if he did not come & take the Lingam, he would place it on the ground & go away. Ravana agreed.
Soon Ganesha called out Ravana’s name thrice, and since Ravana could not come and take the Lingam, he placed it on the ground. The enraged Ravana tried to remove the Lingam from the ground. But, in spite of using his twenty hands, he could not budge the Lingam.
1. If Kartikeya was invoked by Gods, he would have used his force since he was the ‘Senapati’ of Army of Gods, where as Gods knew that Ganesha will use his common sense and come out with simple solution & Ganesha proved they were right.
2. Common sense and or out of box thinking is more powerful than force to get results.
Questions to ask ourselves⁉
1. What is the challenge I am facing now?
2. What baggage and assumptions I need to drop to come out with simple solution?
3. How do I keep my common sense alive and use it often?
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