perfect peace
Once upon a time there was a king who offered a great prize to that artist who could capture perfect peace in a painting. Many artists tried.
The king looked at and admired all the paintings, but there were only two that he really liked and he had to choose between them.
The first was a very calm lake. This lake was a perfect mirror where placid mountains that surrounded it were reflected. Above these was a very blue sky with wispy white clouds. Everyone who looked at this painting thought that it reflected perfect peace.
The second painting also had mountains. But these were rugged and bare. Above them was a furious sky from which fell an impetuous downpour with lightning and thunder. Down the mountain seemed to rumble a foaming torrent of water. All this was not revealed at all peaceful.
But when the King looked carefully, he saw behind the waterfall a delicate bush growing in a crevice in the rock. In this bush was a nest. There, amidst the roar of the violent waterfall, a little bird sat placidly in his nest…
Perfect peace…? What do you think was the winning painting?
The King chose the second. You know why?
The king explained that “Peace does not mean being in a place without noise, without problems, without hard work or without pain. Peace means that despite being in the midst of all these things we remain calm within our hearts. This is the true meaning.” peace.”
And you… ?… do you know where or with whom is the true peace of your heart?…
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