Two beggars live in a forest, near a city.<>
Naturally they are enemies, because they are in the same profession and in competition.<>
One is blind and one is lame. And they are always quarreling about their clients.<>
You don’t know what beggars say about you. They have their clients, they have their territories.<>
Beggars are continuously fighting. There is great struggle and competition.<>
And those two beggars had been enemies for years. But one day the forest caught fire.<>
The blind man was perfectly able to walk and run, but it was dangerous.<>
He could not see whether he was going in the right direction, where there was no fire, or whether he was running through the fire towards more.<>
The lame man could not run on his own.<>
And the fire was spreading so fast and the winds were so strong, but he could see that there was still a possibility to get out.<>
There were a few places where the fire had not reached yet. But soon it would be reaching there.<>
Soon, they would be covered by fire from all over the place. They both forgot all their antagonism, competition.<>
This was not the time to fight, this was a time to unite.<>
And the blind man took upon his shoulders the lame man, and they became one personality.<>
Now they had eyes and they had legs, both.<>
The lame man could see, and direct where they had to run, and fast – and which directions had to be avoided.<>
And the blind man was strong enough to run, carrying the lame man on his shoulders. They came out of the forest without being injured.<>
This ancient story is about your mind and your heart. Your heart can see, but cannot say. Your mind can say, but cannot see.<>
If you are capable of bringing your heart and mind closer, your love and logic closer, your experience and expression closer, perhaps mind can also say something significant.<>
It may not be complete, it may not be an entire expression, but it may be an indication in the right direction. It may be a finger pointing to the moon.<>
It may not be the moon, but it can indicate towards the moon.<>
