Two Travelers

 

“Happiness comes from within. To be happy is to know oneself. It’s not in the material things that we own, it’s the love we have and show to the world.” ~ Angie Karan

Once upon a time, two men set out on a journey. Both men had a similar destination, so they decided to accompany each other on the journey.

After seven days, it was time for them to go their separate ways.

The first traveler said, “My brother, we have been together for a week. Before I leave, I want to tell you that I am a famous thug but it seems you are a greater thug than I am.”

The second traveler asked, “How?”

The first one responded, “During our seven days together, I learned that you are a very rich man and are on a long journey. However, every time you left me alone with your things, I searched continuously in the hope of finding something valuable, but I have found nothing all these days. Is it possible that you have nothing with you, not even some money?”

The second man replied, “Of course, I brought money with me. In fact, I even have a diamond and some silver coins with me!”

Startled, the first man asked, “Really? Then why could I not find them despite searching so tirelessly?”

The second traveler responded, “It is because whenever I went out, I used to put my valuables in a pouch in your bag and you kept rummaging through my bag, never thinking to look in your bag, for seven days!”

The moral of the story, our Creator put our happiness inside us but most of us never think to look there. We keep looking to others, wanting what they have, or demanding that they make us happy. If instead, you look within yourself, you will find riches untold, happiness beyond measure.

“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” ~ Marcus Aurelius