EQUABLE VISION
amandeep
A shoemaker had a dream in which God told him that He would come to
his house the next day. The shoemaker woke up so happy in anticipation
of meeting God. He cleaned his home and made a wonderful meal and
then...he waited. Late in the evening, there was a knock at his door.
He ran to the door in anticipation, but it was only a little girl who
was crying because she got separated from her parents. The shoemaker
thought about what he should do. Eventually, he took the lost girl to
her home. Much later in the evening, the shoemaker began to lose hope.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door, but it was only a beggar
asking for some charity. The shoemaker gave up hope at this point. He
brought the poor man into his home and shared the meal he had prepared
with him. That night when God came into the shoemaker's dream, the
shoemaker was very angry. "Why didn't you come?" he asked God. And God
replied, "I did come. I came in the garb of the lost girl and later in
the garb of the poor man. I am glad: both times you took care of me."
Equable vision is attained when we see God in others and accept all
human beings as our brothers and sisters without regards to their
caste, colour, creed, mode of dress, etc. Equable Vision can only be
attained by the grace of a True Master whence man sees the world and
the people through the loving and forgiving eyes of the Holy Master.
It means casting off all negative judgments. Equable Vision in action
means to serve others as if we are serving God. A prerequisite to
attain this state of equable vision is the shedding of Ego. Ego and
equable vision cannot co-exist. We must not look at fellow human
beings through our tinted glasses; instead we should see them as God
sees us all with love.
The shoemaker was wise to lend a helping hand to the lost child and
the beggar who came to his house. Others might have closed the door on
them. Would we have passed this test? Let us be like the shoemaker and
not disregard anyone, rather welcome and serve all, high or low, rich
or poor, saint or sinner.
For, in the end, God will be the judge...And He expects His devotees
to treat all His children with love and acceptance.