A blind man went to
visit his friend in the next village. It was night when he could return. His
friend gave the blind man a lighted lamp as he said goodbye to him. Refusing to
receive the lamp, the blind man said, “I don’t need this lamp, dear; I will use
my stick to find my way. Nights and days are similar to me.” His friend said, “Keep it with you. It is not
for you, but for others. If you carry this lighted lamp with you, others can see
it. Then they will not collide with you.”
The blind man started
his journey carrying the lighted lamp with him. On the way, there was a storm.
He waited under a tree and resumed his journey after the storm. Suddenly a stranger
coming in the opposite direction collided with him and both of them fell down
on the ground. The blind man shouted angrily, “Couldn’t you see the lighted
lamp in my hand, man? Are you blind?”
The stranger replied,
“I am not blind but your lamp was not burning.” “I am sorry, dear”, said the
blind man. “I am blind and did not know that the flame was put off by the
storm.”
We boast that we are the
chosen children of God and that His grace will protect us from all evil. But the
divine light shining in us gets extinguished by our sinful actions and then we
may fall. Let us consciously guard the lamp of God shining in our hearts. It
will illuminate us and enlighten everyone around us.
God's message as
revealed through the sacred scriptures of all religions is a lamp to guide us
and a light for our path.
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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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