A tale of two ‘shit’ stories — one by the farmer and the other by The Silent Monk 😃. I wonder how these two are linked!

Story #1

Once upon a time there was a dairy farmer with hundreds of cattle, and all the cattle would generate loads and loads of shit daily. The farmer did not know what to do with all the shit, and he was simply storing it in the cow shed. While it continued for a while, the shit pile kept on increasing and eventually there was no more space in the cow shed for even the smallest piece of shit. But whether there was space or not, the cattle did not stop producing more shit, and hence this posed a big problem for the farmer!

The farmer still had no idea about what to do with all the shit. He even prayed to God to help him, but God was in no mood to help those who help themselves. The farmer understood that he alone had to find a solution to this problem. After a lot of efforts, he came to know that all the successful dairy farmers had installed a biogas plant to put their shit to good use. He immediately decided to install a biogas plant himself.

The farmer, being hardworking, put his heart and soul into the idea and established a biogas plant in no time. From all the shit in his life, he was now generating valuable biogas and compost. He would recycle all the compost as a fertilizer in his own field to grow wheat and tomatoes.

The farmer had literally turned ‘shit’ into ‘gold’.

The farmer was elated that from the loads and loads of shit, he was able to generate a valuable commodity. The farmer sold all the fuel and wheat and tomatoes to a nearby Italian restaurant. Now, the villagers considered him a role model!

Story #2

The very next day, The Silent Monk visited the same Italian restaurant and ordered a Veggie Pizza with lots and lots of tomatoes on it. While he was eating the pizza, he began to wonder —

There is often loads and loads of shit in our life. This shit can be in the form of our failures, our addictions, our heartbreaks, our traumas — shit that will often hold us back from doing great things in life. At times our mind is full of shit — and yet life would never stop giving us more of it.

In such times, it is always up to us as to how we handle our shit. Either we can keep it as it is and let it clog our minds, or we can utilize and turn it in gold. In either case, it is our choice as to how we want to deal with our shit.

Every shit in our life — i.e. every failure, every disappointment, every low point has the seeds for a greater success, a greater achievement and a greater high in our life. We just need to have the tendency to see that and put in our heart and soul to turn it around — just like the rich farmer did.

After all, everything is simply how we look at it — some see shit, while others see opportunity!

While The Silent Monk was still ruminating over his thoughts on shit and all things beautiful, he had finished his meal and paid $40 for a meal that was at least 50% shit if not more. I bet he does not know this, and I am not going to tell him either. He was gladly mentioning that it was one of the best pizzas he had ever had, and I do not want to take that away from him. You also please don’t tell him if he ever asks you 😃.

P.S. Have you read this ‘very thought provoking read’ which is being so widely appreciated by all the readers? Refer to the image for all the amazing responses from the readers!

https://medium.com/@thesilentmonk/when-a-dead-soldier-argues-with-god-for-a-place-in-heaven-and-there-are-two-strange-guests-42c94321cff

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