Once there was a spiritual discourse in progress as the Master was holding forth. It was believed by many that the Master was Divine and all powerful. As the Master spoke eloquently about all things spiritual, holding many enraptured, one young man scoffed at the Master's Words cynically and loudly, thus disturbing the audience. The Master ignored him and continued with the discourse but the scoffer persisted in making snide comments on the master's Ideas, interrupting the flow of the session repeatedly.
Some of the disciples tried to quiet the man but to no avail. Finally everyone, including the Master, gave up. He called the young man to the front of the audience and asked him if there was something He could do to satisfy the young man's scepticism.
The man was thrilled, since he had all the attention of the audience riveted on himself. Now he had a never before opportunity to show down the Master and prove that the Master was just another charlatan.
He declared that the Master was a fraud and if He was Divine and as powerful and perfect, as this audience believes, let Him produce a perfect apple for him.
The Master laughed out loud and said, 'Is that all you can think of, young man ? Ok here you can have it !" and the Master bent forward, picked an apple, from a fruit basket that was placed in front of Him, and handed it to the cynical scoffer.
The man took the apple, looked over it and handed it back to the Master, announcing, " Ho Ho ! This is not a perfect apple Mister. This is beginning to rot on one side and has blemishes. What I want is your Divine Perfect Heavenly Apple, that everyone claims you can produce."
The Master replied, taking back the apple, "I'm so sorry to disappoint you, young man, but considering your present faculties, this is as close to a Divine Perfect Heavenly Apple you can get to, now."
Some of the disciples tried to quiet the man but to no avail. Finally everyone, including the Master, gave up. He called the young man to the front of the audience and asked him if there was something He could do to satisfy the young man's scepticism.
The man was thrilled, since he had all the attention of the audience riveted on himself. Now he had a never before opportunity to show down the Master and prove that the Master was just another charlatan.
He declared that the Master was a fraud and if He was Divine and as powerful and perfect, as this audience believes, let Him produce a perfect apple for him.
The Master laughed out loud and said, 'Is that all you can think of, young man ? Ok here you can have it !" and the Master bent forward, picked an apple, from a fruit basket that was placed in front of Him, and handed it to the cynical scoffer.
The man took the apple, looked over it and handed it back to the Master, announcing, " Ho Ho ! This is not a perfect apple Mister. This is beginning to rot on one side and has blemishes. What I want is your Divine Perfect Heavenly Apple, that everyone claims you can produce."
The Master replied, taking back the apple, "I'm so sorry to disappoint you, young man, but considering your present faculties, this is as close to a Divine Perfect Heavenly Apple you can get to, now."
( this, my version of the story )
