Wednesday, September 21, 2011

in search


What are you searching for? Love or Marriage, or Both?!?!

What is Love?
One day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is  love? How can I find it?" His teacher answered, "There is a vast wheat field  in front. Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one  stalk. If you find the mostmagnificent stalk, then you have found  love." Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty  hands,having picked nothing.His teacher asked, "Why did you not pick any stalk?"  Plato answered, "Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not  turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if  there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked  further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier  one, so I did not pick any in the end.
His teacher thensaid, "And that is  love."

What is Marriage?
On another day, Plato asked his teacher,  "What is marriage? How can I find it?" His  teacher answered, "There is a thriving forest in front. Walk forward  without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you find the tallest  tree, then you have found marriage." Plato walked forward, and  before long, he returned with a tree. The tree was notthriving,  and it was not tall either. It was only an ordinary tree. His teacher asked,  "Why did you chopdown such an ordinary tree?" Plato answered,  "Because of my previous experience. I walked halfway  through the forest. This time,I saw this tree, and I felt that it was  not bad, so I chopped it down and brought it back. I did not want  to miss the opportunity." 
His teacher then said,"And that is  marriage."

--- credits to Premanjali Gupta

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