True friends love you anyway
Lord Krishna and
Sudama were childhood friends.
While Krishna thrived and prospered, Sudama
didn’t.
He leads the life
of a poor Brahmin man, living in a small hut with his wife and kids.
Most days, the kids wouldn’t even get enough
to eat from what Sudama got as alms.
One day, his wife
suggested that he go and ask his friend Krishna for help.
Sudama was
reluctant to seek favors, but he also didn’t want his kids to suffer.
So his wife borrows
some rice from the neighbors to make some rice snacks that Krishna liked, and
gave it to Sudama to take it to his friend.
Sudama took it and
set out to Dwaraka.
He was amazed at
the gold that was used to build the city. He reached the palace gates and was
obstructed by the guards, who judged him by his torn dhoti and poor appearance.
Sudama requested
the guards to at least inform Krishna that his friend Sudama has come to meet
him. The guard, although reluctant,
goes and informs the lord. On hearing that
Sudama was here,
Krishna stops
doing whatever he was doing and runs barefoot to meet his childhood friend.
Krishna hugs
Sudama welcomes him to his abode and treats him with utmost love and respect.
Sudama, ashamed of
the poor man’s rice snacks he got for Krishna, tries to hide it.
But the
all-knowing Krishna asks Sudama for his gift and eats his favorite rice snacks
that his friend brought for him.
Krishna and his
friend spend time laughing and talking about their childhood but Sudama,
overwhelmed by the
kindness and compassion showed by his friend, is unable to ask Krishna for
help.
When he returns
home, Sudama finds that his hut has been replaced by a huge mansion and his
wife and kids are dressed in fine clothes.
Sudama realized
how lucky he was to have a true friend like Krishna. He didn’t even ask, but
Krishna knew what Sudama wanted and gave it to him.
Moral
True friends do
not distinguish between rich and poor. They are always there for you when you
need them.
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