“Don’t go to this path!”

“Why?”

“A Killer lives there, he robs and kills ruthlessly, he is Angulimal, he has killed hundreds of men and women” people said, thinking about Buddha’s life.

Buddha replies nothing, and keeps on moving, People say to him again and again … but still, he replies nothing and keeps on moving.

“Oh! a man is coming, coming alone.Perhaps! he wants to kill me,” Angulimal thought, “I take my weapon and will kill him first.”

Buddha making out his way keeps on walking.

“Hey stop!” he leaped to him.

“I’ve stopped long ago, when will you stop Angulimal?” Buddha asked.

First time in life, Angulimal finds someone so silent, unafraid and kind by words and gestures.

“What do you mean by you have stopped and am I not?” he inquired.

“I’ve stopped for good … I have given up hurting people, killing people.”

Some current starts vibrating inside Angulimal’s body and he remains in shock for plenty of time as for the first time now he is opening his real eyes.

“Show me the way,” Angulimal begged.

“Follow me Bhikhu!” Buddha said.

Now Angulimal starts living with Buddha and asks him what if people will ask me that I’ve killed so many people then Buddha tells him that tell people since you are born to noble path you haven’t hurt anybody and if people throw stones at you and abuse you, you need to suffer that, it is the return back from those whose people you have killed earlier and you might suffer this for many lives. Angulimal understands and follows what Buddha says to him.

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That was a story between light and dark, light wins! I don’t know exactly what actually had happened between them, but one thing is certain: we can put ourselves on noble path anytime we want.