The Story of the Stone Bowl
- cazocompass
- Jan 30
- 2 min read
A young and impatient student was walking with a teacher one day, through a garden. As they were walking along the path, they came upon a old carved stone bowl. It had been partially reclaimed by nature. The student pointed out its condition, questioning its pupose. The teacher clarified, that this was a special bowl which helps with memory. This is important as sometimes people get stuck in memories, instead of using them to learn and to shape us, they can drown us and hold us down. The teacher looked at the student and said “I would like you to sit with this bowl and see what it does for you and your memories. As the student was very interested in personal growth, they agreed.
The student sat with the bowl, looking at it, appreciating the scars and imperfections, following cracks and various lines it bore. Suddenly, it began to rain. Impatiently, the student rose and went inside, watching the rain from the dry shelter. As the student looked at the bowl, it was almost as if the bowl was opening itself up to the to receive. After the rain storm, the student went out to the bowl and looked in it, but this time it seemed very different. Now, there was a reflection in the bowl, their reflection. As they looked more closely at the reflection, they saw their impatience. This caused some pause on the part of the student, he commented simply-“Now I see.”
We often times get stuck in our memories. Consequently, placing hurdles in the lath of growth. Therefore, we don’t allow ourselves to move forward. Instead we use that memory as something to stop us from growing instead of using it to shape ourselves. The goal of these memories, is for shaping our future.
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