The Essence of Living Enlightenment
A small story:
There was once a great war between two countries. On a hot afternoon, a man in civilian clothes was riding past a small group of tired soldiers digging a huge pit, doing a seemingly impossible task. The group leader was shouting orders and threatening to punish them if the work was not completed within an hour.
The man riding the horse stopped and asked, 'Sir, why can't you help them yourself?' The group leader replied, 'I am their leader. The men do as I tell them. If you feel so strongly about it, you go help them!'
The man calmly got off his horse and started working with the soldiers till the