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Hereafter. The other years spent in transient worldly activities I don’t consider as a
part of my life,”
• Yuzasaf asked, “ O wise man! Will you be happy if you meet with death tomorrow?”
• Balohar said, “ Why tomorrow! Even if I die now and here, I shall be achieving the
greatest happiness!”
• The prince asked, “ If death is such a good thing, will it be right to commit suicide?
Give me an example to illustrate to me the matter.”
• Balohar said, “ A person had a garden. He spent all his time tending the garden. One
day he noticed a bird sitting on a branch nibbling a fruit. He was furious and caught
the bird in a net. When he wanted to kill the bird, it spoke with Allah’s consent,” If
you eat me, what is the use. I cannot be more than a morsel for you. If you free me, I
shall give you counsel that would be more than any riches that you can think of!”
• He asked the bird, “ What is that advice?”
• The bird said, “ If you promise to free me, I shall tell you three very invaluable
things.”
• The man gave her his word.
• The bird said, “ Listen and remember well:
1. Don’t mourn over what is dead and gone.
2. Don’t believe in the impossible.
3. Don’t try to get things that are out of your reach.
• Hearing these words from the bird, the man released it.
• The bird flew to the top of the tree and said,” By releasing me you have suffered such
a big loss that you can never make good!
• Worried, the man asked,” What loss have I suffered?”
• If you had slaughtered me, you would have found in my innards a pearl as big as the
egg of a swan. Its value would have made you rich and contented for life!”
• The man felt very sorry on hearing what the bird said. He told to the bird, “ Let
bygone be bygone! Come with me to my house where I shall keep you happy!”
• The bird replied, “ I know what fate would come to me if I go with you! You fool!
Awhile ago I told you not to regret over what has passed! Don’t believe in the
impossible! Don’t try to acquire what is not in your reach! Now you are regretting
over what has passed! You believe on the impossibility that there is a big pearl inside
my body! Have you not thought that I am myself not as big as the swans’ egg.”
• Balohar said, “ O prince! These people of the world have made the idols with their
own hands and believe that the idols have made them! They protect the idols and
believe that the idols protect them! They approve of all things that are physically
impossible! They too are foolish as the owner of the garden!”
• Yuzasaf asked, “ O sage! Tell me who is the biggest tyrant and who is the most
magnanimous?”
• Balohar said, “ The biggest tyrant is one who considers his tyranny is just! The most
just is one who delivers justice to everyone without fear or favor.”
• Yuzasaf asked, “ What are virtues and vices?”
• Balohar replied, “ Virtues are truth and righteousness and bad intentions are the
vices!”