Teaching Story - This too is a dream

by Life Positive

He saw that he had 12 sons – all very handsome, young, talented, great fighters and warriors! He had a vast horde of wealth and his rule extended over the whole earth. While he was dreaming this, his son breathed his last. His wife screamed and started crying. He opened his eyes. He was completely shocked.

He sat dumbfounded. Just a moment ago there was another kingdom, 12 sons, great wealth and it had disappeared. And here, this son too had died. His wife shook him and said, “Has something happened to you? Why don’t you cry?”

He replied, “Who should I cry for? There were 12, they died. There was a great empire, it has gone.

	God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with him. - Jim Elliot

Should I cry for them or should I cry for this one? Just as 12 went, now 13 are gone. Everything is finished,” he said. “That was a dream and this too is a dream. When I was having that dream, I had completely forgotten this son. When that dream broke I remembered you. Tonight I will sleep and again I will forget you. So it comes and goes. Now it is, now it is not: and now both dreams are gone. But I have awakened from dreaming. Now I won’t be roaming in dreams. It is enough, the time has come. The fruit has ripened, it is time for it to fall.”

Osho in Faith and Beliefs