Do your karma, leave rest to Almighty

A king once went alone for hunting. While he was returning it became too dark and he was in the midst of a jungle. He could not find his way. He looked around here and there and saw from far a dim light. He went in that direction and met an old tribal couple sitting with a lantern lit inside their hut. He told them his plight that he is the king of this place and while hunting he has lost his way. He requested them to give him shelter for one night as he was very tired. The tribal couple went forward and made place for the king to sleep in their hut. The king thanked them and as he was very tired he immediately went to sleep.

The tribal couple slept outside their hut. It was very dark and cold, they were shivering but still they did not complain and made place for the king to sleep peacefully.

When early morning king got up, he saw the couple were dead due to snowfall. The king felt very sad but that minute his soldiers came and urged him to go back to the palace. The king mind was not agreeing, he was feeling very sorry and ashamed that because of him the couple had to sacrifice their life. How selfish he can be. Then he made arrangement for their cremation with sandal wood.

The king used to always worry about the tribal couple. The king did not have any children for many years. After a year the queen delivered twins, a girl and a boy. But still the king was not happy, he did not make any celebrations for the birth of his children. He was very depressed and all the time the death of tribal couple would haunt him, he used to think that he has committed grave sin. So he decided to meet his Guru, the saint.

He took blessings of his Guru and narrated the entire incidence and said that I am very worried about the sin I committed. The Guru smiled at him and said "You have not committed any sin or crime, come with me." He took the king towards the twins, kept his hand on them and said "look! who has taken birth in your house? The king was surprised and amused to the tribal couple have taken birth as his children in his house.

He felt very happy and thanked his Guru. The Guru said that your good karma has given these children to you. As in your mind you would always feel bad for the death of the couple, that feeling itself has given you good results.

Whatever good jobs we do physically and also mentally if we think good of others, we always get the same result. Do and think good, rest leave it to God. Do not wait or look back for results. Just march ahead and be confident that whatever good you have done will not go waste.