Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get the sweetest mango available, from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are most exposed to the sun are the sweetest. So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but in attempting to go back down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground.
Fortunately, he caught a branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree. Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him.
Then after some time his wife arrived. People were very curious as to what she would do. The wife was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone, and threw it, hitting the hanging husband.
Everybody was surprised. Hanging mango lover started to shout, “What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to break my neck?”
His wife was silent. Then again, she took a stone and threw it so that it hit her husband in the tree. The man (the husband) was furious, “If I could just come down, I would show you…!” That’s what everybody wanted, that he comes down, but how?
Now everybody was tense, what would happen next! Some wanted to chastise the wife, but they didn’t. The wife picked up another stone and threw it again at the man, even more forcefully. Now the man in the tree completely flipped out and developed a great determination to come down and get revenge. He then used all of his skill and strength and somehow managed to reach the branches which were safe enough for him to climb down, and he made it!
Everybody was amazed.
“Where is my wife?” – exclaimed the rescued man.
“Oh, she is wise, so she didn’t wait for you to beat him,” said the villagers.”I will really smash her completely when I get hold of her,” said the man.
“Hey, wait a minute, she is the only one who helped you, she is the one who provoked you, who induced you to help yourself,” said one of the villagers.
Mango freak stopped for a second, thought a little and admitted, “Yes, all your good intentions and compassion didn’t help me, but my beloved wife expertly induced me to do my best and save myself, I should be thankful rather than angry.”
So this is an instructive story. A real spouse helps you, sometimes in strange ways, to take initiatives in your life.
Prajakta Timbe
Really very instructive story.Thanks for sharing it.
Rakeshh Chandrra
This is very instructive story.
Kalpana Kulkarni
Nice story! But we have to understand the intention behind the actions of our loved ones. They may seem strange but done for our benefit.
Ramya
Funny story but quite interesting!
Y.Raja Shekar
HH Radhanath Swami says, the spiritual master is sometimes acts like a thunder bolt and sometimes acts like a soft rose all in the benefit of the disciples. This story also conveys very nicely the same meaning.
Suresh
Yes Sometime God helpe in Strange ways
Chandrika
What a wife – she seems to know how to use his anger to save his life!
Citra Gopi DD
A humorous story with a deep message – a great story to share!
Rajeev
Amazing story and a great takeaway for us. Thank you for sharing.
Anil Timbe
:) this story is like suger coted pill. Nice message conved in very interesting way. Thanks for sharing.
Ravi Garg
Very intelligent wife who knew how to use anger constructively……….a true person knows the strenghts & weaknesses of his/her partner…..
Advay Pathak
Amazing article; one must be really have patience and tolerance in order to be successful in Family life.
Manasa
Good lesson from this story! Real spouse always helps us but sometimes in strange ways, to take initiatives in your life. Thanks for sharing
Sharath HP
Another lesson to learn –
Everyone is prakriti by nature and Krishna is the only real Purusha (‘The Enjoyer’)
He, sometimes in strange ways puts His devotees in a precarious situation so that they can develop determination and forge ahead in their path to perfection… ys
SAhil Khosla
Hare Krishna
Indeed an interesteing story woth a moral so very practical and crucial but still difficult to understand. The story conveys it so nicely that our spouse knows our strength better than us and help us in putting them to best use in right situations.
Thanks for sharing
Deepak K
Amazing story..very nice lesson. Thank you.
HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj ki Jai!!!