Storay -- An old woman had great faith in Gautama Buddha. One day their young son died. The son was the old woman's only recourse. Saddened, she approached the Buddha.
The old woman said to the Buddha, You bring my dead son back to life. It seemed to the woman that the Buddha could do so. The woman made such a request to the Buddha because of her son's love.
The Buddha listened to the woman, understood and for a while they began to think. The Buddha wanted people to receive the message in the time to come after this event. He said to the old man, I will do it, but you have to bring a handful of fern seeds from a house where no one has ever died. Bring a handful of fern seeds from a family that has not seen the pain of death.
The woman thought, this is a very simple job. A handful of fern seeds is to be brought.
The old woman did not even think about what the Buddha had said. The woman who went to the house said honestly, "If no one has died in your house, give me a handful of fern seeds."
All the people in the village had the same answer that death has happened. It has been very painful and it has happened to a few people in their old age, some of them
have had untimely deaths, but they have died.
While everyone was getting similar answers from home, the woman realized that the Buddha had sent me thinking of nothing. When she returned to the Buddha, she knew that one day death would come. His grief should not last long.
Lesson - Most people blame God and their own destiny when a loved one dies. Death is about to happen. So one should not grieve for so long over the death of someone, the present life seems to be getting worse.
