There were three Chinese saints.Nobody knew their name.Everyone called them "laughing saints" because they used to do nothing but laugh all the time.They used to wander from one place to another.They used to stand in the mid of the market and start laughing loudly without any reason.They had pot bellys and whenever they laughed their bellys would bounce up and down.Seeing this,the whole market would go crazy and filled with laughter.The three saints used to do this roaming whole of the China as they had made a covenant to make people laugh till they die.Sad people,angry people, misers-everybody alike used to have change in attitude because of these saints.People loved and respected them a lot.
One fine day,one of the saint died.Everyone were sad and thought,the other two would stop laughing from then on and hence they would also lose the chance to laugh often.But people were surprised to see them dancing and laughing;celebrating their friend's death.
People ridiculed,"This is too much! Dancing and laughing in front of a friend's dead body is utter disrespect".
Saints said,"You dont know anything.We had a bet among us as to who would die first.Our friend won.So we are celebrating.We have laughed with him all life.What better way to send him off than laughing? It is true way of showing him the respect he deserves".
To perform the last rights,the people were about to give the dead body a bath.But the saints stopped and said,"It is our friend's last wish to be put to pyre just the way he died,without removing the clothes he is wearing.We have to honor his wish".
So the dead body was put on the pyre.As soon as that happened,firecrackers started busting out of the pyre one after the another into the sky.The other two saints started laughing and dancing more.Seeing this some people couldnt control their laughter and some couldnt help but smile atleast.Soon the funeral environment which was supposed to be a mourning moment turned into a happy scene with beautiful fireworks display.
THE DEAD SAINT HAD PREACHED THE IMPORTANCE OF LAUGHTER AND SMILE EVEN IN HIS DEATH!
One fine day,one of the saint died.Everyone were sad and thought,the other two would stop laughing from then on and hence they would also lose the chance to laugh often.But people were surprised to see them dancing and laughing;celebrating their friend's death.
People ridiculed,"This is too much! Dancing and laughing in front of a friend's dead body is utter disrespect".
Saints said,"You dont know anything.We had a bet among us as to who would die first.Our friend won.So we are celebrating.We have laughed with him all life.What better way to send him off than laughing? It is true way of showing him the respect he deserves".
To perform the last rights,the people were about to give the dead body a bath.But the saints stopped and said,"It is our friend's last wish to be put to pyre just the way he died,without removing the clothes he is wearing.We have to honor his wish".
So the dead body was put on the pyre.As soon as that happened,firecrackers started busting out of the pyre one after the another into the sky.The other two saints started laughing and dancing more.Seeing this some people couldnt control their laughter and some couldnt help but smile atleast.Soon the funeral environment which was supposed to be a mourning moment turned into a happy scene with beautiful fireworks display.
THE DEAD SAINT HAD PREACHED THE IMPORTANCE OF LAUGHTER AND SMILE EVEN IN HIS DEATH!
