Story:
An old Farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson.Each morning
Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Bhagavat Geeta. His grandson
wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could. One day the
grandson asked, "Grandpa! I try to read the Bhagavat Geeta just like you but I don't
understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good
does reading the Bhagavat Geeta do?" The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in
the stove and replied, "Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket
of water." The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to
the house. The grandfather laughed and said, "You'll have to move a little faster next
time," and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran
faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his
grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a
bucket instead. The old man said, "I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of
water. You're just not trying hard enough," and he went out the door to watch the boy try
again. At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his
grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got
back to the house. The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he
reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said, "See Grandpa,
it's useless!" "So you think it is useless?" The old man said, "Look at the basket." The boy
looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been
transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out. "Son,
that's what happens when you read the Bhagavat Geeta. You might not understand or
remember everything, but when you read it,
you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Krishna in our lives."
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