A man’s wife suddenly fell very ill.
Before dying, she told her husband, “I love you very much. I don’t want to leave you. I don’t want you to forget me and marry another woman after I am gone. Promise me that after my death, you will never love anyone else. Otherwise, my soul will never let you live in peace.”
Saying this, she passed away.
For a few months after her death, the man didn’t even look at another woman. But one day, he met a girl whom he started to like. Slowly, their bond grew and eventually, they got married.
Right after the wedding, the man felt like someone was talking to him. He turned around and saw – it was the ghost of his first wife.
Ghost said, “You broke your promise. Now, I will come to trouble you every single day.”
And with those words, she vanished.
Man was terrified and couldn’t sleep all night.
Next night too, he heard the same voice, “I won’t let you live in peace. I know exactly what you spoke to your new wife today.”
Then, she repeated every single word of his conversation.
Man began trembling in fear.
Next day, he traveled far away to meet a wise master and told him everything.
Master said, “This spirit is very clever!”
“Exactly! That’s why she knows every single detail of mine”, man said nervously.
Master replied, “No problem. I have a cure for this too. Tonight, when the ghost appears, do exactly as I tell you.”
That night, when the ghost came again, man said, “You are so clever. I cannot hide anything from you. And as you wish, I am even ready to leave my new wife. But before that, you must answer one question. If you cannot answer, then you must leave me forever.”
Wife’s ghost agreed, “Fine, ask your question.”
Immediately, the man picked up a handful of small pebbles from the ground and said, “Tell me – how many pebbles are in my fist?”
At that very moment, the ghost disappeared.
A few weeks later, the man returned to the master to thank him, “Master, I will be grateful to you all my life for freeing me from that ghost. But I still don’t understand.
What was so special in that question that the ghost vanished instantly?”
Master smiled and said, “Son, there was never any ghost in the first place!”
“What do you mean?”, man asked in shock.
Man said, “Yes, there was no ghost. In fact, because of your second marriage, you were carrying guilt inside you. That guilt created an illusion in your mind, which made you feel the presence of a ghost.”
“But then how did it know every single thing I said?”, man asked.
Master explained, “Because that ghost was only your own creation. Whatever you knew, it also knew. That’s why I told you to ask the pebble question – because even you didn’t know the answer. And since it was your mind’s creation, it couldn’t answer either. That’s how you freed yourself from your own illusion.”
The man now understood everything clearly. He thanked the master again and returned home.
Learning:
Many times, we too carry guilt in our hearts about some past incident. Ghost in the story represents that guilt in its most extreme form. In reality, most of the time, we simply regret past mistakes and sometimes even get angry at ourselves. But doing this repeatedly is harmful.
It is not wise to spoil your present and future because of your past. If you too are feeling guilty about some old mistake, stop doing so. Making mistakes is human – everyone does it. If you made one, it’s okay. Leave it behind and focus on making your life meaningful in the present and future.
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