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Buddha was meditating by the tree. As he finished his meditation, he felt a bit thirsty. One of his disciples was around. He asked the disciple to fetch him some water from the pond.
The disciple took a small bowl and walked towards the pond. Just as he walked near the pond some animals had walked across and the lake water was muddy
The disciple went to the Buddha and apologised to him. The Buddha asked him to once again go to the pond. The water was still a bit muddy and not fit for consumption
The Buddha told the disciple, "Wait for a while.”
After sometime, the Buddha said, "Please go fetch the water now.” This time the water was crystal clear.
The disciple asked the Buddha what magic he had done.
The Buddha replied..,
"Time. When the animals walked across the water they had made the water muddy. But just giving it some time, the mud settled and the water became clear again. Our anger is exactly like the animals running in the water and making it muddy. If we give some time, the anger disperses and we become like the clear water.”
Moral of the story:
This is a beautiful short story to illustrate that we should never act when we are angry. We should take time and then our mind calms down.