Trips and Tricker: story with great Morals

*The Abundance Principle*: 

Once a man got lost in a desert. The water in his flask had run out

 two days ago, and he was on his last legs. He knew that if he didn't

 get some water soon, he would surely die. The man saw a small hut

 ahead of him. He thought it would be a mirage or maybe a 

hallucination, but having no other option, he moved toward it. As

 he got closer, he realized it was quite real. So he dragged his tired 

body to the door with the last of his strength.

The hut was not occupied and seemed like it had been abandoned for 

quite some time. The man entered into it, hoping against hope that

 he might find water inside.

His heart skipped a beat when he saw what was in the hut - a water 

hand pump...... It had a pipe going down through the floor, perhaps 

tapping a source of water deep under-ground.

He began working the hand pump, but no water came out. He kept

 at it and still nothing happened. Finally he gave up from exhaustion

 and frustration. He threw up his hands in despair. It looked as if he

 was going to die after all.

Then the man noticed a bottle in one corner of the hut. It was filled

 with water and corked up to prevent evaporation.

He uncorked the bottle and was about to gulp down the sweet

 life-giving water, when he noticed a piece of paper attached to it. 

Handwriting on the paper read : "Use this water to start the pump. 

Don't forget to fill the bottle when you're done."

He had a dilemma. He could follow the instruction and pour the

 water into the pump, or he could ignore it and just drink the water.

What to do? If he let the water go into the pump, what assurance did

 he have that it would work? What if the pump malfunctioned? 

What if the pipe had a leak? What if the underground reservoir had

 long dried up?

But then... maybe the instruction was correct. Should he risk it? If it 

turned out to be false, he would be throwing away the last water he

 would ever see.

Hands trembling, he poured the water into the pump. Then he closed

 his eyes, said a prayer, and started working the pump.

He heard a gurgling sound, and then water came gushing out, more

 than he could possibly use. He luxuriated in the cool and refreshing

 stream. He was going to live!
After drinking his fill and feeling much better, he looked around the

hut. He found a pencil and a map of the region. The map showed

that he was still far away from civilization, but at least now he knew

here he was and which direction to go.

He filled his flask for the journey ahead. He also filled the bottle and 

put the cork back in. Before leaving the hut, he added his own

writing below the instruction: "Believe me, it works!"

This story is all about life_. - The Morals

It teaches us that *_We must_ GIVE _before We can_ RECEIVE

Abundantly_*. 

More importantly, it also teaches that *FAITH _plays an important 

role in_ GIVING*. 

The man did not know if his action would be rewarded, but he

 proceeded regardless. *_Without knowing what to expect, he made

 a_ Leap of Faith*.

Water in this story represents the *Good things in Life* - something

 that brings a _*smile to your face*_. It can be _Intangible 

Knowledge_ or it can represent _Money, Love, Family, Friendship,

 Happiness, Respect, or any number of other things you Value_ - 

*Whatever it is that you would like to get out of life* - that's water.

The water pump represents the _*Workings of the Karmic 

Mechanism*. 

Give it some *"Water"* to *Work with*, and it will *RETURN _far

 more than you put in!*