*EmpoweringYourSoulThroughMeditation* [Spiritual Pearls] Do Your Best, by Sant Rajinder Singh

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A Story from the Book

" Spiritual Pearls for Enlightened Living " by Sant Rajinder Singh

[ ISBN-10 0-918224-52-7]

[iSBN-13 978-0-918224-52-I]

Do Your Best

Give Your Best to Everyone

A long time ago, a band of musicians made their living by traveling from

one town to another, performing their music. Times were hard and they were not

earning much money. The poor people who used to come to them could no longer

afford the small fee they charged for their music. Attendance was steadily

dropping until only a few people were turning out to hear the performance.

One day, the group met to decide what

to do.

One

said, " I see no reason for performing tonight with so few people coming. "

Another one noticed that snow had started to fall and

said, " Look! Who will come out tonight with the snow falling like this? "

A third

added, " Yes, last night we had very few people. If it snows like this tonight,

even fewer will come. Let's return their small fees and cancel. "

The

first agreed and said, " You are right. No one can expect us to keep playing

when only a few are in the audience. "

The

second one said, " Yes. Who can expect anyone to do his or her best for just a

few? "

The

fourth musician had been sitting silently, listening to the conversation. The

other turned to him and said, " What do you think? "

He

said, " I know you are discouraged. I am also discouraged. But we have a

responsibility to those who come. We will continue to play, and we will do the

job we can at all times. It is not the fault of those who come that others do

not come. They should not be punished by our giving less than we can give. "

The

other musicians felt encourage by his words and decided to play that night.

They gave one of the best performances of their lives.

When the show was over and everyone had

left, the fourth musician called the troupe together and handed them a note. He

said, " One of the audience members left this note for us before the doors

closed behind him. " He opened the note and it read: " Thank you for a beautiful

performance tonight. " The note was signed " Your King. "

This story serves to

illustrate some important points. The decision to play their best happened to

fall on the night that the king surprised them with an appearance. Yet they had

decided to give their best to whoever came. This is an attitude with which we

should always work. It is an attitude of realizing that all have the king in

them. Everyone is important. We work with an attitude that every person

deserves the best we can give; we are honoring the God within everyone.

Some

people only work hard to please certain people. They may give their best for

their boss, or for the rich, or for some who can do a favor for them. But great

are the people who have nothing to give them. Great are the people who treat

all equally well.

Another

lesson is that we should not be discouraged when we do something and it seems

that only a few are appreciating us or benefiting of us. It is said if we can

transform even one life, our life is worth living. When we make an effort and

the expected crowds do not turn up, we are still being of help to others, even

if only one or two show up. We should never fell that it is not worth doing

something we had planed if only a few people show up. We are making difference

in those people's lives. If we work hard and only a few people partake of what

we have done, it is important for those people. We should not give up in

discouragement. The musicians played for only a few, but one of them turned out

to be the king.

Everything

we do is seen by God. We should always do and give our best. The reward is in

the service, not the fruits of the service. If we live in this way, we will go

to bed each night with the satisfaction of knowing that we have given our all.

We will be blessed with the joy and bliss from within that come from giving our

best to everyone we meet.

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