CREATION PERFECTION

CREATION PERFECTION

 

"God has created this beautiful world and it is our duty to appreciate its beauty." Sri Sai Satcharitra, Ch.  49.

 

A cosmic god had a horse. The horse was beautiful and also it had many good qualities. But it wanted to be more perfect in every way. It especially wanted to become beauty unparalleled.

 

One day the horse said to the cosmic god, "0 Lord, you have given me beauty. You have given me other good qualities. I am so grateful to you. But now I wish you could make me more beautiful. I would be extremely, extremely grateful if you could make me more beautiful."

 

The cosmic god said, "I am more than ready to make you more beautiful. Tell me in what way you want to be changed."

 

The horse said, "It seems to me that I am not well proportioned. My neck is too short. If you can make my neck a little longer, my upper body will be infinitely more beautiful. And if you can make my legs much longer and thinner, then I will look infinitely more beautiful in my lower body."

 

The cosmic god said, "Let it so happen!" Then immediately he made a camel appear in place of the horse. The horse was so disheartened that it started to cry, "0 Lord, I wanted to become more beautiful. In what way is this kind of outer form more beautiful?"

 

The cosmic god said, "This is exactly what you asked for. You have become a camel."

The horse cried, "Oh no, I do not want to become a camel, I wish to remain a horse. As a horse, everybody appreciated my good qualities. Nobody will appreciate me as a camel."

 

The cosmic god said, "Never try to achieve or receive more than I have given you. If you want to lead a desire filled-life, then at every moment you will want more and more. But you have no idea what the outcome will be. If you cry for a longer neck and legs, this is what will happen. Each thing in my creation has its own good qualities. The camel is not as beautiful as you are, but it carries heavy loads and has a tremendous sense of responsibility!"

 

 

Every creation is perfect by itself and created for different purpose. When God is the perfect creator of this universe, would it not be expected that perfection follows from perfection? If God is– omniscient, omnipotent, and benevolent, would it not be corollary that whatever proceeds from this perfect being would also be perfect itself? It is foolish to compare one creation to another, as it would only create more jealousy or more ego with the other, all leading to sorrow and disappointments in the end.

 

We should be content with what we have and rejoice in the way things are. When we realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to us. When we are content to be simply ourselves and not compare or compete, everybody will respect us.

 

Until we make peace with who we are, we'll never be contented with what we have.  We have to learn to appreciate what God has given us and make the best use of it.

 

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.