By A.R.Khan (Rtd KAS)
Pulwama
As is known to everyone that there was a King Mahmmud by name, who was known for his wisdom, thinking, administration and pity towards downtrodden and needy people. He as a Ruler and King of the domain, he was governing; he desired to go for hunting.
So, he took his subordinate Ministers and a contingent of guards with him. While moving into the Jungle for hunting, his horse lost the balance of tranquility and began to trot. His impatience grew more and more and he began to run at a very high speed. The King’s all the Ministers and guards were left quite behind and the horse crashed the King with a Forest tree and threw him there.
Fortunately there was a Wood cutter nearby. He came running and supported the King to get out of the mess he was in.
By and by the Wood Cutter supported the King and his bundle of fuel wood.
King had gained his senses after the crash and there were not any serious wounds or fractures of bones anywhere.
King also lend his support to the fuel wood bundle till they both reached to the small hut where the Wood Cutter was residing.
The Wood Cutter immediately started to look into the wounds of the King and he started to treat his wounds, by the help of the wild medicinal herbs, which he knew to be beneficial in such situations; and by which he would treat himself under these circumstances.
The Wood Cutter did not sell the Bundle of fuel wood of that day. King asked why he(The Wood Cutter) did not sell the Bundle of Wood he had brought from Jungle, the day King was wounded. The Wood Cutter replied that he would have sold it but could not because the hands of the King had touched the Fuel Wood Bundle. So, it is not for sale.
The King was highly pleased for the love and respect the Wood Cutter showed towards him for merely touching the Bundle of Wood.
The King Mahmmud recovered from the wounds and spent his time merrily in the company of the Wood Cutter.
In the course of time, the guards and the Ministers launched a thorough search, for the King and after a sustained and meticulous search they reached to the door of the hut where they found their King.
The Ministers and their minions begged to the King to accompany them as the whole Kingdom is weeping and wailing for his absence from the seat of his Kingdom.
The King ordered his Ministers to give the suitable and justified reward to the Wood Cutter before taking him back to the seat of Kingship.
The Ministers offered Money to the Wood Cutter. The King told to the Ministers that did they believe that the value of their King can be weighed and quantified in money? The value of such a King can not be compared to any value, imagined or thought of, by Ministers and their Minions.
Therefore, King directed them to take this Wood Cutter whose name was now known as Aiyaz along with to the kingdom of King Mahmmud.
King ordered the Ministers that before we take Aiyaz with us; we must burn his hut in which he was living.
At this stage Aiyaz requested the King that he may be allowed to take with him a wooden Box , which is very dear to him, before the Ministers burn his hut.
His prayer was happily granted by the King and so the Aiyaz accompanied the King to the Palace of the King.
On reaching the seat of Kingdom Mahmmud ordered his Ministers to build a palace near the Kings palace which shall be the replica of the king’s palace.
The same was done in record time; and now the Aiyaz started to live in the palace, constructed for him by the King.
King appointed Aiyaz as his seventh Minister, as he had already six Ministers.
One day, king took out a very precious diamond from his pouch and asked the senior most Minister to break it. He did not. The diamond was given in the hand of second Minister for breaking it, he too did not break it due to its very high value. This process continued one after the other till it was given to the sixth Ministers and he also did not break it.
When the Diamond was given in the hand of Aiyaz, he immediately broke it. The six Minister had a hearty laugh on the foolishness of Aiyaz.
King asked to Aiyaz as to why did he break the diamond when others did not on the ground that it was precious.
The Aiyaz Replied that he knew that the diamond was precious and its breakage will be a big loss but to me the order of the King has all the value and nothing can be compared to it in value so Aiyaz retained the sanctity of order rather than a precious stone. A diamond can be bought to replace the broken one but no and none diamond can substitute the order of the King.
This reply stunned the Ministers and they too began to realize the wisdom of Aiyaz.
At another occasion King cut into seven pieces a ripe delicious Apple and handed over these seven pieces to his Ministers one piece for one Minister. All the six ministers took the piece of Apple allotted to each one of them and ate it merrily but Aiyaz took his piece of Apple kissed it and then touched it with his eye lids and thereafter took it for eating.
Next time a very sour and wild variety of Apple was in the hands of the King and he cut it into seven pieces as he had done with the sweet apple and handed over one piece to one Minister for eating.
The six Ministers took the piece, chewed a little and threw it away due to sour taste. Here again the Aiyaz took the piece of sour apple kissed it, touched it to his eyelids and then merrily ate it.
When the Aiyaz was asked why did he too did not threw it away. He replied with all the humility that this was awarded by my King it is my bounden duty to eat it. When I took sweet piece and ate it why should I not take the sour one because both things came to me from the same King. I must always obey to the orders and wishes of my king. The king was again pleased but these and such actions of great wisdom loaded with tremendous obedience for the king made Aiyaz very popular in the eyes of the King.
Now the jealousy developed in the hearts of the six Minister against the seventh i.e Aiyaz.
They now wanted to find out some type of weakness in the Aiyaz and soon they came to know that in the palace Aiyaz resides has a room in which nobody but Aiyaz alone could go.
Six Minister persuaded the king that something is there in that room which inhibits the Aiyaz from allowing anybody to visit that room. He must have hidden valuable treasure in it.
King told Aiyaz that he never invited the King to visit his palace. This placed Aiyaz in a very happy position and he immediately arranged a feast in his palace in honour of the King .
King along with his six Minister visited the Palace of Aiyaz to take the feast. The feast was very sweet and King and his ministers were pleased.
After taking of feast and a little rest, the King asked Aiyaz to show the Palace and its rooms to him. The Aiyaz went on showing the rooms but he stopped at one door and did not open it. King asked,” why are you not showing this room to me?” The Aiyaz replied with all the humility and sobriety that by doing so, his facts of life will be exposed. This reply did not satisfy the King and he ordered Aiyaz to open it. When the Aiyaz opened this room, it was full of dust and dirt: and in one of the corners was the same wooden box which Aiyaz had taken with himself from the hut before it was ordered by the King to burn.
The Aiyaz requested the King that the inspection of the room has been done and now we must move away from this dust and dirt.
The King insisted that the old wooden Box may be opened. The Aiyaz replied that by doing so, my king! You are exposing my real self.
This reply did not satisfy the King and therefore, Aiyaz was compelled to open the old wooden Box, which he did with tears running down from his eyes on both sides of his cheeks.
No sooner the lid of the Box was lifted, the contents of the Box were exposed. The articles in the Box were the clothing, the chapel and a little bedding of the Aiyaz which he had in the Hut before that was burnt.
The King with anxiety and contempt asked the Aiyaz what is this and what has your reality to do with this.
Weeping Aiyaz replied that whatever I possess at this time is not mine but of You O! My Lord and what You have seen in the Wooden Box ib the only things I possess and I always visit this Box just to remind myself my own real position and by doing so I remain quite humble and subjudice in my affairs all the time.
Pulwama
As is known to everyone that there was a King Mahmmud by name, who was known for his wisdom, thinking, administration and pity towards downtrodden and needy people. He as a Ruler and King of the domain, he was governing; he desired to go for hunting.
So, he took his subordinate Ministers and a contingent of guards with him. While moving into the Jungle for hunting, his horse lost the balance of tranquility and began to trot. His impatience grew more and more and he began to run at a very high speed. The King’s all the Ministers and guards were left quite behind and the horse crashed the King with a Forest tree and threw him there.
Fortunately there was a Wood cutter nearby. He came running and supported the King to get out of the mess he was in.
By and by the Wood Cutter supported the King and his bundle of fuel wood.
King had gained his senses after the crash and there were not any serious wounds or fractures of bones anywhere.
King also lend his support to the fuel wood bundle till they both reached to the small hut where the Wood Cutter was residing.
The Wood Cutter immediately started to look into the wounds of the King and he started to treat his wounds, by the help of the wild medicinal herbs, which he knew to be beneficial in such situations; and by which he would treat himself under these circumstances.
The Wood Cutter did not sell the Bundle of fuel wood of that day. King asked why he(The Wood Cutter) did not sell the Bundle of Wood he had brought from Jungle, the day King was wounded. The Wood Cutter replied that he would have sold it but could not because the hands of the King had touched the Fuel Wood Bundle. So, it is not for sale.
The King was highly pleased for the love and respect the Wood Cutter showed towards him for merely touching the Bundle of Wood.
The King Mahmmud recovered from the wounds and spent his time merrily in the company of the Wood Cutter.
In the course of time, the guards and the Ministers launched a thorough search, for the King and after a sustained and meticulous search they reached to the door of the hut where they found their King.
The Ministers and their minions begged to the King to accompany them as the whole Kingdom is weeping and wailing for his absence from the seat of his Kingdom.
The King ordered his Ministers to give the suitable and justified reward to the Wood Cutter before taking him back to the seat of Kingship.
The Ministers offered Money to the Wood Cutter. The King told to the Ministers that did they believe that the value of their King can be weighed and quantified in money? The value of such a King can not be compared to any value, imagined or thought of, by Ministers and their Minions.
Therefore, King directed them to take this Wood Cutter whose name was now known as Aiyaz along with to the kingdom of King Mahmmud.
King ordered the Ministers that before we take Aiyaz with us; we must burn his hut in which he was living.
At this stage Aiyaz requested the King that he may be allowed to take with him a wooden Box , which is very dear to him, before the Ministers burn his hut.
His prayer was happily granted by the King and so the Aiyaz accompanied the King to the Palace of the King.
On reaching the seat of Kingdom Mahmmud ordered his Ministers to build a palace near the Kings palace which shall be the replica of the king’s palace.
The same was done in record time; and now the Aiyaz started to live in the palace, constructed for him by the King.
King appointed Aiyaz as his seventh Minister, as he had already six Ministers.
One day, king took out a very precious diamond from his pouch and asked the senior most Minister to break it. He did not. The diamond was given in the hand of second Minister for breaking it, he too did not break it due to its very high value. This process continued one after the other till it was given to the sixth Ministers and he also did not break it.
When the Diamond was given in the hand of Aiyaz, he immediately broke it. The six Minister had a hearty laugh on the foolishness of Aiyaz.
King asked to Aiyaz as to why did he break the diamond when others did not on the ground that it was precious.
The Aiyaz Replied that he knew that the diamond was precious and its breakage will be a big loss but to me the order of the King has all the value and nothing can be compared to it in value so Aiyaz retained the sanctity of order rather than a precious stone. A diamond can be bought to replace the broken one but no and none diamond can substitute the order of the King.
This reply stunned the Ministers and they too began to realize the wisdom of Aiyaz.
At another occasion King cut into seven pieces a ripe delicious Apple and handed over these seven pieces to his Ministers one piece for one Minister. All the six ministers took the piece of Apple allotted to each one of them and ate it merrily but Aiyaz took his piece of Apple kissed it and then touched it with his eye lids and thereafter took it for eating.
Next time a very sour and wild variety of Apple was in the hands of the King and he cut it into seven pieces as he had done with the sweet apple and handed over one piece to one Minister for eating.
The six Ministers took the piece, chewed a little and threw it away due to sour taste. Here again the Aiyaz took the piece of sour apple kissed it, touched it to his eyelids and then merrily ate it.
When the Aiyaz was asked why did he too did not threw it away. He replied with all the humility that this was awarded by my King it is my bounden duty to eat it. When I took sweet piece and ate it why should I not take the sour one because both things came to me from the same King. I must always obey to the orders and wishes of my king. The king was again pleased but these and such actions of great wisdom loaded with tremendous obedience for the king made Aiyaz very popular in the eyes of the King.
Now the jealousy developed in the hearts of the six Minister against the seventh i.e Aiyaz.
They now wanted to find out some type of weakness in the Aiyaz and soon they came to know that in the palace Aiyaz resides has a room in which nobody but Aiyaz alone could go.
Six Minister persuaded the king that something is there in that room which inhibits the Aiyaz from allowing anybody to visit that room. He must have hidden valuable treasure in it.
King told Aiyaz that he never invited the King to visit his palace. This placed Aiyaz in a very happy position and he immediately arranged a feast in his palace in honour of the King .
King along with his six Minister visited the Palace of Aiyaz to take the feast. The feast was very sweet and King and his ministers were pleased.
After taking of feast and a little rest, the King asked Aiyaz to show the Palace and its rooms to him. The Aiyaz went on showing the rooms but he stopped at one door and did not open it. King asked,” why are you not showing this room to me?” The Aiyaz replied with all the humility and sobriety that by doing so, his facts of life will be exposed. This reply did not satisfy the King and he ordered Aiyaz to open it. When the Aiyaz opened this room, it was full of dust and dirt: and in one of the corners was the same wooden box which Aiyaz had taken with himself from the hut before it was ordered by the King to burn.
The Aiyaz requested the King that the inspection of the room has been done and now we must move away from this dust and dirt.
The King insisted that the old wooden Box may be opened. The Aiyaz replied that by doing so, my king! You are exposing my real self.
This reply did not satisfy the King and therefore, Aiyaz was compelled to open the old wooden Box, which he did with tears running down from his eyes on both sides of his cheeks.
No sooner the lid of the Box was lifted, the contents of the Box were exposed. The articles in the Box were the clothing, the chapel and a little bedding of the Aiyaz which he had in the Hut before that was burnt.
The King with anxiety and contempt asked the Aiyaz what is this and what has your reality to do with this.
Weeping Aiyaz replied that whatever I possess at this time is not mine but of You O! My Lord and what You have seen in the Wooden Box ib the only things I possess and I always visit this Box just to remind myself my own real position and by doing so I remain quite humble and subjudice in my affairs all the time.
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