The Search

There is an Ancient Hindu parable in which Lord Krishna tests the wisdom of his Kings.

Lord Krishna firstly calls forward King Duryodana, a man known for his cruelty and miserlines.

King Duryodana is set the task of travelling the whole world and finding one good person.

Following his search, he returns to Lord Krishna and says that he has failed as he could not find one good person. He explained that every man that he found was selfish and wicked.

Lord Krishna then asked another one of his Kings, Dhammaraja, a similar question.

Dhammaraja was a man known for his benevolence and his love for people. Lord Krishna set him the task of finding one bad person.

After travelling the world, Dhammaraja returned to Lord Krishna and said that he too had failed. He found many people who were good and some who were misguided and confused. However, as to finding a truly bad person, Dhammaraja did not find one.

The Biblic story of King Midas is one that we are all familiar with. Everything that King Midas touched turned to Gold. In this parable, we see two similar kings. The first king is wicked and cruel. This is his nature and everything that he sees is selfish and bad. The second king is kind and loving. This is his nature. Everything he sees is good and has value. Although two people can have the same experience, they may not view both events as similar. To one, it may have been good and to the other, it may have been bad. There is great power in understanding that nothing has any meaning except for the meaning that you choose to give it.