Why should we read the Bhagavad Geeta, even if we don't understand it?
High in the mountains, an elderly farmer lived with his young grandson. Every morning before sunrise, the grandfather would sit quietly at the kitchen table, reading the Bhagavad Gita . Watching him day after day, the boy admired his grandfather deeply and wanted to become just like him. One morning, curiosity got the better of him. "Grandpa," he asked, "I try to read the Bhagavad Gita just like you do, but I don't understand much of it. And even what I do understand, I forget as soon as I close the book. So what's the point of reading it?" The grandfather didn't answer immediately. Instead, he picked up an old coal basket and handed it to the boy. "Take this basket to the river and bring me back a basket full of water." The boy obeyed. But by the time he reached home, every drop of water had leaked through the basket. The grandfather smiled gently. "Try again. This time, move a little faster." The boy hurried to the river, filled the...