Unable to bear his poverty, a priest went to the temple and begged the
deity there for a solution. That night the deity left a golden pot in the
courtyard of the priest’s house. The priest found the golden pot with some
water in it. He threw the water out and went to the market where he sold
the pot to a merchant. With the money he received, he repaid all his debts
and returned home a rich man laden with gifts for his family. Soon after,
his family fought over the vast wealth, everyone from his wife to his
children to his parents and his siblings demanding their share. Unable to
bear the mental agony, the priest went back to the temple and complained to
the deity. “You have added to my problem not solved it with the golden
pot”. And the deity said, “Golden pot? What golden pot? I gave you the
elixir of contentment, enough for you and your family. It happened to be
contained in a golden pot. Did you not drink it?”
deity there for a solution. That night the deity left a golden pot in the
courtyard of the priest’s house. The priest found the golden pot with some
water in it. He threw the water out and went to the market where he sold
the pot to a merchant. With the money he received, he repaid all his debts
and returned home a rich man laden with gifts for his family. Soon after,
his family fought over the vast wealth, everyone from his wife to his
children to his parents and his siblings demanding their share. Unable to
bear the mental agony, the priest went back to the temple and complained to
the deity. “You have added to my problem not solved it with the golden
pot”. And the deity said, “Golden pot? What golden pot? I gave you the
elixir of contentment, enough for you and your family. It happened to be
contained in a golden pot. Did you not drink it?”
TO BE CONTINUED...
