Let go the Past

Once there was a free bird. She floated in the sky, catching mosquitos for lunch, swam in the summer rain and was like many other birds, but she had a habit: every time some event occurred in her life, whether good or bad, the bird picked up a stone from the ground for her memory. Every day she sorted out her stones, laughed remembering joyful events, and cried remembering the sad ones.

She always took those stones with her, whether she was flying in the sky or walking down on the earth, she was never to leave them or forget about them. The years passed by and the bird now had a lot of stones, but she still kept on sorting and collecting them, as memories of the past. It was becoming more and more difficult for her to fly with the weight of these stones and one day she was unable to do so.

The bird that was free some years ago could not even walk on the earth, let go of flying for she was unable to even move by her own. She could not catch midges anymore; only the rare rain gave her the necessary moisture to keep her surviving. But a bird bravely endured all the hardships, guarding her so called precious memories. After some time she died of the starvation and thirst. And only those bunch of worthless stones that served no purpose remained back which were later thrown away by strangers.

Moral: - Letting go helps a person to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps in restoring our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and indicates us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees a person from unnecessary stress and tension.

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