The Hole-y Bucket — by Gopal Dada
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2021 6:53 pm
The Hole-y Bucket — by Gopal DadaA student approaches the teacher with the question, “Could you help me with a question I've been struggling with -- what is the purpose of my life?”
The wise teacher responds, “We’ll get to that in time. Until then, why don’t you first fill this drum with water from the river down below this valley.”
He then hands him a dirty, greasy, mud wrapped bucket with lots of little holes in them to use as a medium of transfer.
The diligent student does as he’s told. He walks all the way down the valley, fills up this "hole-y" bucket, walks all the way up to the drum that lays it beside their shack. Deeply immersed in the act of doing the task, he doesn't notice how much water leaks through the holes.
Days pass. Months pass. And the drum is yet to be filled.
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