Motivational Stories - Why I Read the Gita:

An old man lived with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa would be up early reading his Bhagavad Gita. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way. One day the grandson asked "Dadaji!" I try to read the Bhagvad Gita just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Bhagvad Gita do?" The grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, " Take this coal basket down to the river and bring back a basket of water." The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, "You'll have to move a little faster next time," and sent him back to the river to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he said, "See Dadaji, it's useless!" " Look at the basket," said 'Dadaji' The boy looked and realised that the basket was now clean, inside and out. "That's what happens when you read the Bhagvad Gita. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Krishna in our lives," said Dadaji