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From: tyagi@houseofkaos.abyss.com (nagasiva)
Subject: PSKooshesh: (Sufi Story) The Wise Hakim
Date: 23 Aug 1997 11:21:12 -0700
[from tariqas@world.std.com: savushoon@juno.com (Parichehr S Kooshesh mekonam)]
{This is a story from Mariam's Storypark}
The Story Of The Wise Hakim
A sultan was on a ship with some of his best courtiers. One of the
courtiers who had never taken a voyage before and was a child of the
mountains, had never seen the coast. He sat in the empty belly of the
ship and screamed, cried, trembled, and wailed. All were kind to him
and tried to calm his fears, but their kindness reached only his ears
and not his fearful heart.
The sultan could hardly bear to hear the courtier's cries any more,
and the voyage through blue waters under the clear blue sky was no
longer a pleasure for him. Then the wise hakim, the physician,
approached him and said, "Your Highness, with your permission, I can
calm him down."
Without a moment's hesitation, the sultan gave his permission. The
hakim ordered the seamen to throw the courtier overboard. They did,
only too gladly. The courtier thrashed about in the water, grabbed
for air, clutched the side of the ship, and begged to be taken on
board again. So the seamen pulled him out of the water, and from then
on he sat very quietly in a corner. No one heard another word of fear
from him. The sultan was amazed and asked the hakim, "What wisdom is
contained in this action?"
The hakim answered, "He had never tasted the salt of the sea, and he
didn't know how great the danger was in the water. So he couldn't
know how wonderful it is to have the sturdy planks of the ship under
him. Only he who has faced danger can know the value of peace and
composure.
Note: The story above by Sadi of Shiraz, is an example of ancient
anxiety therapy. Warning: Please do not try such therapy in the 20th
Century! :-) The story is from, "Oriental Stories As Tools In
Psychotherapy" by Nossrat Peseschkian. I titled and rewrote it in
parts.
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