The Mango Tree
Rampur was a village en route between two major temples in the state of Maharashtra. Saints and learned men often crossed the village while walking from one temple to another. The rich pilgrims would undertake this journey in horse drawn carriages or cars, whichever they could afford. The residents of this village would look forward to the revered saints walking through their village. Villagers would offer them food and water and seek their blessings in return. One such saint was Maharaj Vriksheshwar, he was renowned for a gift he had, to be able to communicate with trees once he sat in meditation. A farmer in Rampur was eagerly waiting for Maharaj Vriksheshwar to come to their village. The farmer had planted a mango plant in one corner of his lemon farm. What bothered the farmer was that after growing to about three feet tall, the mango plant stopped growing, it drooped and looked pale in spite of the farmer giving it the best of resources and taking the best of care. The farmer wa...