Truth has to be told in a sweet way

One believes the prediction of an astrologer. There is a knack in predicting. A big officer went to an astrologer. A rich man too went to consult the astrologer. There was a wide spread publicity that the astrologer was predicting correctly and due to the publicity the King too wanted to consult the astrologer. The king invited the astrologer to the palace. The astrologer became egoistic upon receiving the invitation from the king. All astrologers have ego from head to toe. They have no other property apart from the 'ahankara' the ego. The astrologer went to the palace and examined the horoscope of the king. Because of his ego he lost all the sense of conveying the prediction properly. He said, "O king, all your sons will die shortly." The king thought angrily, "How dare he predict such things about my sons! He is so proud!" and imprisoned the astrologer. The prediction made by the astrologer was correct, but in spite of that it had to be conveyed in an acceptable manner. 'You cannot always oblige, but you can speak always obligingly'. The king summoned another astrologer as he wanted to verify the prediction. The new astrologer came in all humility and saw the horoscope and said, "O king, you will live long." He just changed the way of conveying the prediction. He said, “O king you will live long, but your children will not outlive you.” This prediction satisfied the king to some extent. The sweetness lies in the words spoken. The first astrologer said that the king’s children will die very soon but the king would live long. How harsh the words sound!! Hence though it’s the truth it must be conveyed properly in a sweet manner. There may be shortfalls in a person. There is a blind man. Addressing such a person, though true, as, “O blind man, come here.” would sound harsh and would hurt the person. On the other hand if one were to address him as, “O Surdas! Please come here.” would please him. Hence the words must be filled with sweetness, and should be pleasing to others. For the words to be obliging and pleasing to others, one’s heart must be filled with love. The one who develops love is truly human and man without love is like a corpse. One must not be in a hurry for everything and must gradually develop the feeling that one is God.