Nature's Justice

There was a large pond in a forest. Because it contained food for all kinds of creatures, it was home to a variety of animals, birds, fish, turtles, and crabs. A heron lived nearby, and he hated hard work. He had weak eyesight, and catching fish required hard work, which annoyed him. Therefore, he often went hungry due to laziness. Standing on one leg, he would constantly think about how he could get food every day without moving his arms and legs. One day, he thought of a solution and sat down to try it.

The heron stood by the pond and began to shed tears. A crab saw him shed tears and approached him and asked, "Uncle, what's the matter? Instead of hunting for fish for food, you're standing there shedding tears?"

The heron hiccuped loudly and said with a choked voice, "Son, I've had enough of hunting fish. I won't commit this sin anymore. My soul has awakened. That's why I'm not even catching fish that come near me. You can see for yourself."

The crab said, "Uncle, won't you hunt? Will you eat something or will you die?"

The heron hiccuped again, "It's better to end this life like this, son. We're all destined to die soon anyway. I've learned that soon there will be a twelve-year drought here."

The heron told the crab that a wise sage, whose predictions never go wrong, had told him this. The crab went and told everyone how the heron had adopted the path of sacrifice and devotion and that a drought was about to occur.

All the creatures in the pond—fish, turtles, crabs, ducks, and cranes—ran to the heron and said, "Uncle devotee, now you can tell us a way to escape. Use your wisdom, you've become a great scholar."

The heron thought for a while and told him that a few miles away, there was a reservoir into which a mountain waterfall flowed. It never dried up. If all the creatures in the reservoir went there, they could be saved. Now the problem was how to get there. The heron devotee solved this problem as well. "I will carry you there one by one on my back, because now the rest of my life will be spent serving others."

There was a large pond in a forest area. Because it contained food for all kinds of creatures, various birds, fish, turtles, and crabs lived there. Nearby lived a heron, who hated hard work and had weak eyesight.  Catching fish required hard work, which annoyed him. Due to laziness, he often went hungry. Standing on one leg, he would constantly ponder how he could get food every day without moving his arms and legs. One day, he thought of a solution and sat down to try it.

The heron stood by the pond and began to shed tears. A crab saw him crying and approached him and asked, "Uncle, what's the matter? Instead of hunting fish for food, you're standing there crying?"

The heron hiccuped violently and said with a choked voice, "Son, I've hunted enough fish. I won't commit this sin anymore. My soul has awakened. That's why I'm not even catching fish that come near me. You can see it."

The crab said, "Uncle, won't you hunt? Will you eat something or will you die?

The heron hiccuped again. "It's better to end this life like this, son. We're all going to die soon anyway. I've learned that there will soon be a twelve-year drought here."

In a forested area, there was a large pond. Because it contained food for all kinds of creatures, it was home to a variety of animals, birds, fish, turtles, and crabs. A heron lived nearby, and he hated hard work. He had weak eyesight, and catching fish required effort, which annoyed him. Therefore, he often went hungry due to laziness. Standing on one leg, he would constantly ponder how he could get food every day without moving his arms and legs. One day, he thought of a solution and sat down to try it.

The heron stood by the pond and began to shed tears. A crab saw him shed tears and approached him and asked, "Uncle, what's the matter? Instead of hunting for fish for food, you're standing there shedding tears?"

The heron hiccuped loudly and said with a choked voice, "Son, I've had enough of hunting fish. I won't commit this sin anymore. My soul has awakened. That's why I'm not even catching fish that come near me. You can see for yourself."

The crab said, "Uncle, won't you hunt? Will you eat something or will you die?"

The heron hiccuped again, "It's better to end this life like this, son. We're all destined to die soon anyway. I've learned that soon there will be a twelve-year drought here."

The heron told the crab that a wise sage, whose predictions never go wrong, had told him this. The crab went and told everyone how the heron had adopted the path of sacrifice and devotion and that a drought was about to occur.

All the creatures in the pond—fish, turtles, crabs, ducks, and cranes—ran to the heron and said, "Uncle devotee, now you can tell us a way to escape. Use your wisdom, you've become a great scholar."

After some thought, the heron told him that a few miles away, there was a reservoir into which a mountain waterfall flowed. It never dried up. If all the creatures in the reservoir went there, they could be saved. Now the problem was how to get there. The heron devotee solved this problem as well. "I will carry you there one by one on my back, because now I will spend the rest of my life serving others."

All the creatures were overjoyed and shouted, "Hail the heron devotee."

Now, the heron devotee was in great shape.  Every day he would carry an animal on his back and after taking it some distance, he would go to a rock, throw it on it, kill it and eat it. Sometimes, if he was in the mood, Bhagatji would even take two rounds and eat two animals. The number of animals in the pond started decreasing. The pile of bones of dead animals started increasing near the rock and Bhagatji's health started improving. By eating so much, he became very fat. His face became red and his wings started shining with the glow of fat. Seeing him, other animals would say, "Look, the fruits and virtues of serving others are being reflected on Bhagatji's body."

The heron would laugh heartily to himself. He thought, "Look at the world filled with fools who believe everyone. A little cleverness in this world of fools can be a joy. A feast can be had without even moving a limb."

In a forested area, there was a large pond. Because it contained food for all kinds of creatures, it was home to a variety of animals, birds, fish, turtles, and crabs. Nearby lived a heron who hated hard work. His eyes were weak, and catching fish required effort, which irritated him. Therefore, due to laziness, he often went hungry. Standing on one leg, he kept thinking about how he could get food every day without moving his limbs. One day, he thought of a solution, and he sat down to try it.

The heron stood by the pond's edge and began to shed tears.  A crab saw him crying and approached him and asked, "Uncle, what's the matter? Instead of hunting fish for food, you're standing there crying?"

The heron hiccuped loudly and said with a choked voice, "Son, I've hunted enough fish. I won't commit this sin anymore. My soul has awakened. That's why I'm not even catching fish that come near me. You can see for yourself."

The crab said, "Uncle, won't you hunt? Will you eat something? Won't you die?"

The heron hiccuped again, "It's better to end this life like this, son. We're all destined to die soon anyway. I've learned that soon there will be a twelve-year drought here."

The heron told the crab that this was told to him by a wise sage, whose predictions never go wrong.  The crab went and told everyone how the heron had adopted the path of sacrifice and devotion and that a drought was imminent.

All the creatures in the pond—fish, turtles, crabs, ducks, and cranes—ran to the heron and said, "Uncle devotee, now only you can tell us a way to escape. Use your wisdom, you have become a great scholar."

After some thought, the heron told them that a few miles away there was a reservoir into which a mountain waterfall flowed. It never dried up. If all the creatures in the reservoir went there, they could be saved. Now the problem was how to get there. The heron devotee solved this problem, saying, "I will carry you there one by one on my back, because now the rest of my life will be spent serving others."

All the creatures were overjoyed and shouted, "Victory to the heron devotee."

Now, the heron devotee was in great demand. Every day, he would carry an animal on his back, take it a short distance, throw it on a rock, kill it, and eat it. Sometimes, if he felt like it, he would even make two trips and eat two animals. The number of animals in the pond began to dwindle. The pile of dead animal bones near the rock began to grow, and Bhagatji's health began to improve. He grew quite fat from his eating. His face turned red, and his feathers shone with the glow of fat. Seeing him, other creatures would say, "Look, the fruits and virtues of serving others are being bestowed upon Bhagatji."

The heron devotee laughed heartily to himself. He thought, "Look, the world is full of fools, who trust everyone. A little cleverness in such a foolish world would be a joy."  One can feast profusely without moving one's arms and legs.

This continued for many days. One day, the crab said to the heron, "Uncle, you've transported so many animals from here to there, but my turn hasn't come yet."

The heron said, "Son, today it's your turn. Come and sit on my back."

The crab happily sat on the heron's back. When he reached the cliff, he was astonished to see a mountain of bones. He stammered, "What kind of a pile of bones is this? How far is that water body, uncle?"

The heron laughed loudly and said, "Fool, there's no water body there. I carry them one by one on my back and eat them here. Today you will die."

The crab understood everything.  He shuddered, but he didn't lose courage. He immediately extended his claws and pressed them against the neck of the evil heron, holding it there until it died.

Then the crab returned to the pond with the severed head of the heron devotee and told all the creatures the truth about how the evil heron devotee had been deceiving them.

 💐Lesson: One should never blindly believe what anyone says. One should act with patience and wisdom in times of trouble.

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