{"id":72642,"date":"2024-04-05T17:01:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T10:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/?p=72642"},"modified":"2024-04-05T17:01:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T10:01:43","slug":"chickens-in-coup-or-field-master-and-disciple-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inovatestory.com\/chickens-in-coup-or-field-master-and-disciple-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Chickens in Coup or Field? Master and Disciple Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style='\"font-size:'>A disciple approached his master and said,<strong> \u201cWhat do people need to be happy?\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Master asked, <strong>\u201cWhat do you think?\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Disciple thought for a moment and said, <strong>\u201cI feel that if one\u2019s basic need is being met, having food and drink, a place to live, having a good job, having security.. If a person have all this then he will be happy.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Hearing this, Master did not said anything and asked disciple to go on walk with him.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Master disciple walked for a while and then stopped near a door and said, <strong>\u201cOpen this door..\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Disciple opened the door and saw that there was a chicken coop in front of him. There was a number of chickens, all imprisoned in big cages.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Seeing it, disciple asked, <strong>\u201cWhy are you showing me this?\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Master started questioning while disciple was answering\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Master \u2013 <strong>Do chicken get food?<br>\n<span style='\"font-size:'>Disciple \u2013 <strong>Yes.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Master \u2013 <strong>Do they have a house to live in?<br>\n<span style='\"font-size:'>Disciples \u2013 <strong>Yes.. kind of.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Master \u2013 <strong>Are they safe from cats or dogs?<br>\n<span style='\"font-size:'>Disciple \u2013 <strong>Hmm\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Master \u2013 <strong>Does he have a egg?<br>\n<span style='\"font-size:'>Disciple \u2013 <strong>Yes, they lay eggs.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Master \u2013 <strong>Do you think they are happy?\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Disciple started looking at those chicken closely. He didn\u2019t know how to tell if they were happy or not..\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>While disciple was thinking, Master said, \u201c<strong>Come with me.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Both again started walking and after some time stopped near a big field. There were lots of chicken in field. They were neither imprisoned in any cage, nor there was anyone to feed them. They were themselves searching for food and playing with each other.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Master asked, <strong>\u201cDo these chicken look happy?\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Disciple found this question a bit strange and he started thinking \u2013 environment here is bit different, chicken here are living in a natural way, eating, drinking and looking more healthy.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>So, in muffled voice he replied,<strong> \u201cPerhaps!!\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Master said, <strong>\u201cOf course, these chicken are happy.\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Master continued, <strong>\u201cChicken in coup have all things you thought were necessary to be happy. Their basic needs like food, drink, shelter.. Everything is there but are they happy?\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>Where as chickens roaming in open have to find their own food, find place to live, protect themselves but still they are happy.. Why?\u201d\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Disciple couldn\u2019t speak.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Then, in serious voice Master said, <strong>\u201cIn our life we all have to make a choice..\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>Either we can live like chickens in a cage, a life where we will no exist or we can live those chicken in fields, who can live a free life by taking risks and explore infinite possibilities.\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>You asked me about being happy.. Didn\u2019t you?\n<p><strong><span style='\"font-size:'>So, here is my answer \u2013 You can not be happy just by breathing. To be happy you should have courage to life life freely.\u201d\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A disciple approached his master and said, \u201cWhat do people need to be happy?\u201d Master asked, \u201cWhat do you think?\u201d Disciple thought for a moment and said, \u201cI feel that if one\u2019s basic need is being met, having food and drink, a place to live, having a good job, having security.. 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