There lived one king. He once offered an award for the best painting of peace. Many artists have tried to paint such a picture. The king looked at all the works, but among them there were only two that he really liked. Of these, the most worthy one had to be chosen.
One painting showed a quiet lake. It, like a mirror, reflected the mountains towering around it, the blue sky with white clouds. Everyone who looked at this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.
The second picture depicted mountains. But they were uneven and bare. Above was a picture of a raging sky, it was raining, and lightning was flashing. A foaming waterfall cascaded down the mountain wall. It didn't look peaceful at all. However, looking at the waterfall, the king saw behind it a tiny bush growing from a crevice in the rock. A bird built a nest on it. There, surrounded by rapidly falling raging water, she waited for the chicks.
It was this painting that the king chose. He said:
Peace does not mean a place where it is quiet and peaceful, where there is no noise and disturbance, where there is no hard work. Peace is when you have it all, yet you maintain peace and quiet in your heart.
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28 янв 2023
