Reading Notes: Twenty Jataka Tales, Part A

This week I read some more Jataka tales. In part A of the reading, I particularly enjoyed the story about The Fairy and The Hare. It taught a wonderful lesson about being selfless. The four animals decided to not eat for a day and save their food for someone who really needed it. So all but the hare found food to give away. The hare was beside herself trying to find food to give away. Then she decided she would give up herself as food. While this story is the extreme, it truly teaches such an important lesson. Being selfless is such a rewarding act. For the past two years, during thanksgiving, my family and I go to the City Rescue Mission in downtown OKC to eat with the homeless people. Some don't talk, they just eat. But some share their stories. Or if there are kids, they're always fun to play with. It's really rewarding to get to share a meal with people who may go hungry some days. It also really does make you thankful for what you have been given in life. I really enjoyed the moral of The Fairy and The Hare.

Bibliography: Twenty Jataka Tales by Noor Inayat (Khan)

(The Fairy and The Hare)