Am o prietena foarte buna pe Facebook, o mexicanca. Imi face mare placere sa ii vizitez pagina, pentru ca mereu gasesc note f interesante, care imi dau mult de gandit. Asa s-a intamplat si azi, am gasit o poveste foarte instructiva, dar asa cum nu imi place mie, anonima. Am inceput sa caut pe net, doar-doar o sa dau de autor. In spaniola a fost de negasit, cand scria ceva de autor urma imediat dezconocido, adica necunoscut. Mi-a venit apoi ideea sa o caut in engleza si am gasit mai multe versiuni, unele incepeau ca in spaniola "a fost odata un rege care avea patru neveste", in altele fericitul poligam era negustor, sau chiar un om simplu. In fine m-am decis sa caut si in romana si am gasit o inregistrare de la radio, in care este varianta spaniola, asa cum a fost ea tradusa in romana. Bineinteles ca si in romana povestea e data ca anonima.
Cele PATRU neveste din viața noastră pământeană - „O vorbă bună” în fiecare zi, la Radio România Actualități.
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Acum am sa copiez cinci variante ale povestii, una in spaniola si patru in engleza, fiecare usor diferita de celelalte, nu imi cereti sa le traduc, pt ca nu ma simt in stare, dar la final am sa incerc o prezentare pe scurt in romana, daca va e greu sa ascultati inregistrarea.
Había una vez un rey que tenía cuatro esposas. Él amaba a su cuarta esposa más que a las demás y la adornaba con ricas vestiduras y la complacía con las delicadezas más finas. Sólo le daba lo mejor.
También amaba mucho a su tercera esposa y siempre la exhibía en los reinos vecinos. Sin embargo, temía que algún día ella se fuera con otro.
También amaba a su segunda esposa. Ella era su confidente y siempre se mostraba bondadosa, considerada y paciente con él. Cada vez que el rey tenía un problema, confiaba en ella para ayudarle a salir de los tiempos difíciles.
La primera esposa del rey era una compañera muy leal y había hecho grandes contribuciones para mantener tanto la riqueza como el reino del monarca. Sin embargo, el no amaba a su primera esposa y aunque ella le amaba profundamente, apenas si el se fijaba en ella.
Un día, el rey enfermo y se dio cuenta de que le quedaba poco tiempo. Pensó acerca de su vida de lujo y cavilo: Ahora tengo cuatro esposas conmigo pero, Cuando muera, estaré solo".
Así que le pregunto a su cuarta esposa: "Te he amado mas que a las demás, te he dotado con las mejores vestimentas y te he cuidado con esmero. Ahora que estoy muriendo, "¿Estarías dispuesta a seguirme y ser mi compañía?" "Ni pensarlo!", Contesto la cuarta esposa y se alejo sin decir mas palabras. Su respuesta penetro en su corazón como un cuchillo filoso.
El entristecido monarca le pregunto a su tercera esposa: "Te he amado toda mi vida. Ahora que estoy muriendo, ¿Estarías dispuesta a seguirme y ser mi compañía?" "No!", Contesto su tercera esposa. "La vida es demasiado buena! Cuándo mueras, pienso volverme a casar!"
Su corazón experimento una fuerte sacudida y se puso frió.
Entonces preguntó a su segunda esposa: "Siempre he venido a ti por ayuda y siempre has estado allí para mí. Cuando muera, estarías dispuesta a seguirme y ser mi compañía?"
Lo siento, no puedo ayudarte esta vez!", Contesto la segunda esposa. "Lo mas que puedo hacer por ti es enterrarte". Su respuesta vino como un relámpago estruendoso que devasto al rey.
Entonces escuchó una voz: "Me iré contigo y te seguiré doquiera tus vayas". El rey dirigió la mirada en dirección de la voz y allí estaba su primera esposa. Se veía tan delgaducha, sufría de desnutrición. Profundamente afectado, el monarca dijo: Debí haberte atendido mejor cuando tuve la oportunidad de hacerlo!".
En realidad, todos tenemos cuatro esposas en nuestras vidas. Nuestra cuarta esposa es nuestro cuerpo. No importa cuanto tiempo y esfuerzo invirtamos en hacerlo lucir bien, nos dejara cuando muramos.
Nuestra tercera esposa son nuestras posesiones, condición social y riqueza. Cuando muramos, Irán a parar a otros.
Nuestra segunda esposa es nuestra familia y amigos. No importa cuanto nos hayan sido de apoyo a nosotros aquí, lo mas que podrán hacer es acompañarnos hasta el sepulcro.
Y nuestra primera esposa es nuestro caracter, frecuentemente ignorado en la búsqueda de la fortuna, el poder y los placeres del ego. Sin embargo, nuestro caracter es lo único que nos acompañara donde quiera que vayamos.
Así que, cultívalo, fortalécelo y cuídalo ahora! Es el más grande regalo que puedes ofrecerle al mundo. Déjalo brillar !
Varianta aceasta, in spaniola, a fost folosita de multi preoti in predicile lor, asezonata in final cu citate din Biblie.
Regele pe moarte din fotografiile de mai sus se numeste Arthur si este vestit pentru alte ispravi, dar aceste imagini au fost alese de alte persoane ca sa ilustreze povestea, o sa dau mai jos o lista in clar a siturilor de unde am luat toate pozele.
Si pentru ca mai sus e un rege englez, hai sa vedem varianta in engleza, in forma de predica, avand ca erou un negustor:
There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.
He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He was very proud of her and always wanted to show her off to his friends. However, he lived in great fear that she might run away with some other man.
He too, loved his 2nd wife, a very considerate person, always patient and in fact was the merchant's confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times.
Now, the merchant's 1st wife was a very loyal partner who made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.
One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, "Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I die, I'll be alone. How lonely I'll be!"
Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"
"No way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word. The answer cut like sharp knife right into the merchant's heart.
The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"
"No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is so good over here! I'm going to remarry when you die!" The merchant's heart sank and turned cold.
He then asked the 2nd wife, "I always turned to you for help and you've always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?"
"I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave." The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.
Then a voice called out : "I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go."
The merchant looked up and there was his first wife.
She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition.
Greatly grieved, the merchant said, "I should have taken much better care of you while I could have!"
Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives...
The 4th wife is our body.
No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.
Our 3rd wife? Our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.
The 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.
The 1st wife is in fact our spirit, often neglected in our pursuit of material wealth and sensual pleasure. Guess what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go.
I heard a minister once say that life is kind of like the board game Monopoly. He went on to say that just like the board game we go through life accumulating things and material wealth, but when the game is over, everything will go back into the box.
It is the same thing with us; People go through life killing themselves to live a great life and to show they have "made it in life", but they are spiritually dead and empty inside.
Please remember that while it is nice for us to have the good things in life; these things will not be with us in eternity. Only what has been done for the Lord will follow us (1 Cor. 3:13-15), and that is the ultimate reward we can ever hope for when we meet the Lord on that glorious day.
He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He was very proud of her and always wanted to show her off to his friends. However, he lived in great fear that she might run away with some other man.
He too, loved his 2nd wife, a very considerate person, always patient and in fact was the merchant's confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times.
Now, the merchant's 1st wife was a very loyal partner who made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.
One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, "Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I die, I'll be alone. How lonely I'll be!"
Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"
"No way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word. The answer cut like sharp knife right into the merchant's heart.
The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"
"No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is so good over here! I'm going to remarry when you die!" The merchant's heart sank and turned cold.
He then asked the 2nd wife, "I always turned to you for help and you've always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?"
"I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave." The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.
Then a voice called out : "I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go."
The merchant looked up and there was his first wife.
She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition.
Greatly grieved, the merchant said, "I should have taken much better care of you while I could have!"
Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives...
The 4th wife is our body.
No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.
Our 3rd wife? Our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.
The 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.
The 1st wife is in fact our spirit, often neglected in our pursuit of material wealth and sensual pleasure. Guess what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go.
I heard a minister once say that life is kind of like the board game Monopoly. He went on to say that just like the board game we go through life accumulating things and material wealth, but when the game is over, everything will go back into the box.
It is the same thing with us; People go through life killing themselves to live a great life and to show they have "made it in life", but they are spiritually dead and empty inside.
Please remember that while it is nice for us to have the good things in life; these things will not be with us in eternity. Only what has been done for the Lord will follow us (1 Cor. 3:13-15), and that is the ultimate reward we can ever hope for when we meet the Lord on that glorious day.
Povestea urmatoare este varianta budista, relatarea e diferita, deasemenea si morala
"In one of the Agama Sutras, the Buddha's early sermons, there is a very interesting story:
Once there was a man who had four wives. According to the social system and circumstances of ancient India, it was possible for a man to have several wives. Also, during the Heian period in Japan, about a thousand years ago, it was not unusual for a woman to have several husbands. The Indian had become ill and was about to die. At the end of his life, he felt very lonely and so asked the first wife to accompany him to the other world.
'My dear wife,' he said, 'I loved you day and night, I took care of you throughout my whole life. Now I am about to die, will you please go with me wherever I go after my death?'
He expected her to answer yes. But she answered, 'My dear husband, I know you always loved me. And you are going to die. Now it is time to separate from you. Goodbye, my dear.'
He called his second wife to his sickbed and begged her to follow him in death. He said, 'My dear second wife, you know how I loved you. Sometimes I was afraid you might leave me, but I held on to you strongly. My dear, please come with me.'
The second wife expressed herself rather coldly. 'Dear husband, your first wife refused to accompany you after your death. How can I follow you? You loved me only for your own selfish sake.'
Lying in his deathbed, he called his third wife, and asked her to follow him. The third wife replied, with tears in her eyes, 'My dear, I pity you and I feel sad for myself. Therefore I shall accompany you to the graveyard. This is my last duty to you.' The third wife thus also refused to follow him to death.
Three wives had refused to follow him after his death. Now he recalled that there was another wife, his fourth wife, for whom he didn't care very much. He had treated her like a slave and had always showed much displeasure with her. He now thought that if he asked her to follow him to death, she certainly would say no.
But his loneliness and fear were so severe that he made the effort to ask her to accompany him to the other world. The fourth wife gladly accepted her husband's request.
'My dear husband,' she said, 'I will go with you. Whatever happens, I am determined to be with you forever. I cannot be separated from you."
This is the story of 'A Man and His Four Wives.'
Gautama Buddha concluded the story as follows:
'Every man and woman has four wives or husbands. What do these wives signify?'
THE FIRST WIFE
The first 'wife' is our body. We love our body day and night. In the morning, we wash our face, put on clothing and shoes. We give food to our body. We take care of our body like the first wife in this story. But unfortunately, at the end of our life, the body, the first 'wife' cannot follow us to the next world. As it is stated in a commentary, 'When the last breath leaves our body, the healthy color of the face is transformed, and we lose the appearance of radiant life. Our loved ones may gather around and lament, but to no avail. When such an event occurs, the body is sent into an open field and cremated, leaving only the white ashes.' This is the destination of our body.
THE SECOND WIFE
What is the meaning of the second wife? The second 'wife' stands for our fortune, our material things, money, property, fame, position, and job that we worked hard to attain. We are attached to these material possessions. We are afraid to lose these material things and wish to possess much more. There is no limit. At the end of our life these things cannot follow us to death. Whatever fortune we have piled up, we must leave it. We came into this world with empty hands. During our life in this world, we have the illusion that we obtained a fortune. At death, our hands are empty. We can't hold our fortune after our death, just as the second wife told her husband: 'You hold me with your ego-centered selfishness. Now it is time to say goodbye.'
THE THIRD WIFE
What is meant by the third wife? Everyone has a third 'wife'. This is the relationship of our parents, sister and brother, all relatives, friends, and society. They will go as far as the graveyard, with tears in their eyes. They are sympathetic and saddened...
Thus, we cannot depend on our physical body, our fortune, and our society. We are born alone and we die alone. No one will accompany us after our death.
THE FOURTH WIFE
Sakyamuni Buddha mentioned the fourth wife, who would accompany her husband after his death. What does that mean? The fourth 'wife' is our mind [or Alaya consciousness]. When we deeply observe and recognize that our minds are filled with anger, greed, and dissatisfaction, we are having a good look at our lives. The anger, greed, and dissatisfaction are karma, the law of causation. We cannot be separated from our own karma. As the fourth wife told her dying husband, 'I will follow you wherever you go.'"
Exista si varianta tibetana, despre care se spune ca e o poveste veche populara:
The Four Wives. An Old Tibetan Folk Tale
Long, long ago when the world was young and the tiger walked with the deer, there was a rich king who had four wives. The king loved his fourth wife the most and adorned her with riches. He also loved his third wife and was always showing her off to neighbouring kingdoms. However, he always feared that she would leave him. His second wife was kind and considerate and his trusted confidante and advisor in difficult times. Wife number one was devoted and loyal and although she loved him deeply, he was not as interested and tended to ignore her.
One day, the king fell ill and the truth dawned that his life was soon to end. He thought of the luxurious life he had led and feared being alone when he died.
He asked his fourth wife, "I have loved you the most, endowed you with the finest clothing, showered gifts upon you and taken great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No way!" she replied and walked away without another word.
The sad king then asked the third wife, "I have loved you all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company? " "No!" she replied. "Life is too good! When you die, I'm going to remarry!"
He then asked the second wife, "I have always turned to you for help and you've always been there for me. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?" "I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" she replied. "At the very most, I can help with your funeral."
Then a voice called out to the king in his sadness: "I'll leave with you and follow you no matter where you go." The king looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny and undernourished. Greatly grieved, the king said, "I should have taken much better care of you when I had the chance!"
In truth, we all have four wives in our lives. Our fourth wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die. It’ll be burnt, buried or chopped up for the vultures and wolves or feed the worms.
Our third wife is our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, it will all go to others. It will be divided up.
Our second wife is our family and friends. No matter how much they have supported and loved us, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the burial site. Even if they enter the portal of Death they and we must walk alone into the Bardo Thodol.
Our first wife is our mindstream, often neglected in pursuit of wealth, power and pleasures of the ego. However, our mindstream is the only thing that will follow us wherever we go.
The moral: Care for your body and keep it healthy so you can live life to its fullest. Enjoy your possessions, the pleasure and the comfort they provide. Cherish your friends and family and the love they provide. Don't forget to nourish your mindstream as it is the source of all your life and will prove to be your most faithful friend.
The story about the four wives
The priest stood up and told us a story about the man and his 4 wives.
We Chinese have a lot of stories to tell. Handy metaphors. Stories that make you think.
This one starts with a man who married his childhood sweetheart. He loved her dearly, unfortunately she was very fragile and was always sick. He decided to marry his second wife ,who was very shrewd, to help take care of him and his business. This wife managed the day-to-day of this man and his family brilliantly.
He also learnt that a very beautiful woman in her village was in need of financial support. He thought, ‘Might as well!’ and married this beautiful woman. Unfortunately, they didn’t really have much to say to one another. He felt good having helped her family out, but that was it. So when he actually met the soulmate of his life, he was so happy that he married this woman as his forth wife. Someone he could connect to, someone he could confide in.
One day he was asked to embark on a long journey, a journey that he knew he was not going to come back to, and that he’d be gone forever. He could only pick one wife to go with him.
His first wife said to him, ‘I love you very much my dear, but I am so weak I will only be your liability. Please go without me and I wish you very well.’
What about his beautiful wife? At least he could enjoy her lovely presence? ‘No, thank you. As you know we don’t have much to say to one another. I just don’t think it would be nice for us to travel such a long trip together.’
She had a point.
He then asked his soulmate. ‘Yes, I would absolutely love to come with you, but I can only walk with you so far in the journey as I will need to turn back. Is that okay with you?’
He thought, no, that’s not okay. He needed someone who would be there for him for the whole journey.
He asked his last wife. The wife that managed his day-to-day life.
‘The moment I met you I am destined to be with you. There is nothing that can set us apart. We will go onto this journey together and I will be there to hold your hands when you need me.’
The first wife, is actually our body. We are born with a very fragile and delicate body. It can only go so far with us, and there are many things that can bring it down.
The beautiful wife is a metaphore for fame and fortune. Beautiful at first, glamourous to the others. We can’t, however, speak to them, or feel loved or connected with all that externalities.
The soulmate wife is our friends and families. People we love, people we care about.
The journey is our life. We are all going to cease. Despite the love and care in the world, our families and friends can only travel with us so far. They have yet to turn back or embark on their journey themselves.
The competent wife? She is our heart. Our heart and soul are the only constant, the only permanent fixture that will travel far with us no matter what. It is much more worthwhile to cultivate our heart, our soul, than the pursue of things. Life starts, and hopefully ends, with compassion.
Aren’t we all spiritual beings having a human experience?
Ei si acum sa incerc sa dau si o prescurtare a povestii in romana.
Deci a fost un tip care avea patru neveste. Daca era rege, negustor sau om simplu las la laegerea voastra. El o iubea cel mai mult pe cea de a patra, o acoperea cu haine frumoase, se ingrjea de bunastarea ei. Dar o iubea si pe a doua , dar ii cam era teama sa nu-l paraseasca si sa plece la altul. La a treia, pe care deasemenea o iubea, se ducea mai mult pentru sfaturi sau cand avea nevoie de ceva. Pe prima, care il iubea poate cel mai mult, nici nu o baga in seama, de parca nici nu exista.
Cand era pe patul de moarte a chemat-o pe a patra sotie si i-a cerut sa il insoteasca dincolo, dar ea l-a refuzat, puneti voi aici un motiv plauzibil. Cea de-a doua a plecat indignata de la el, a treia i-a promis ca o sa-l conduca pe ultimul drum, dar atat, numai cea mai neglijata a fost de acord sa il urmeze oriunde ii va fi drumul.
Acum morala:
Prima nevasta e trupul, caruia ii acordam cea mai mare atentie dar pe care in nici un caz nu il luam cu noi dincolo.
A doua nevasta e averea, careia nu-i pasa de noi daca plecam.
A treia nevasta sunt relatiile noastre, prietenii, rudele, familia, care ne vor insoti pana la mormant dar nu mai departe.
Numai prima nevasta care e sufletul, karma, constiinta, depinde de religie, ne e devotata.
Si acum linkurile de unde am luat pozele, cele de mai sus si cele ce urmeaza:
http://eluniversodearwen.blogspot.ro/2011/11/las-cuatro-esposas.html
http://olympia.over-blog.es/400-categorie-10862723.html
http://www.taringa.net/posts/apuntes-y-monografias/12675715/Frases-y-Reflexiones.html
http://www.taringa.net/posts/apuntes-y-monografias/2462596/Las-cuatro-esposas.html
http://contraste2culturas.blogspot.ro/2008/05/relatos-que-hacen-pensar-el-harn.html
http://webcatolicodejavier.org/cuatroesposas.html
http://www.acharia.org/contribuciones/el_rey_y_sus_cuatro_esposas.htm
http://antoniarodriguezlupianez.blogspot.ro/2010/07/las-cuatro-esposas.html
http://practicalbuddhist.com/?p=160
http://olympia.over-blog.es/400-categorie-10862723.html
http://www.taringa.net/posts/apuntes-y-monografias/12675715/Frases-y-Reflexiones.html
http://www.taringa.net/posts/apuntes-y-monografias/2462596/Las-cuatro-esposas.html
http://contraste2culturas.blogspot.ro/2008/05/relatos-que-hacen-pensar-el-harn.html
http://webcatolicodejavier.org/cuatroesposas.html
http://www.acharia.org/contribuciones/el_rey_y_sus_cuatro_esposas.htm
http://antoniarodriguezlupianez.blogspot.ro/2010/07/las-cuatro-esposas.html
http://practicalbuddhist.com/?p=160
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