At that time there
was a very rich man living in a town who was planning to buy a good horse for
travelling. He heard that a horse market was going on in the neighbouring town
and went there and saw the most expensive horse and bought it. He gave it the
food it wanted, hired a servant to take care of the horse, and spent money to
take care of the horse beyond what it needed.
But he could not
mount that horse and ride it. The reason is that if he goes near a horse, it
will move away from him and if he thinks he can sit on it, it will push him away.
Try as he might, he could not mount the horse and ride it. The angry man
thought that he could sell the horse to someone else.
Just then the rich
man's friend who was very fond of horses came to his house. He told him that he
could not ride on this horse. To which his friend said, No matter how many
times you try, you will never be able to ride this horse because we can only
exercise authority over those whom we love. From now on, feed the horse every
day, give the horse water, and spend some time with the horse.
Then he said, "Look, the horse will behave according to
what you say." This rich man spends time with the horse without any grudge
for what he said. He fed the horse daily with his own hands. But he could not
mount a horse and ride.
After a few months, he became good friends with the horse and
then he thought that one day he could ride on the horse and the horse kindly
let him ride.
To whom we show true love, we receive love in
return.
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