1. Fight Among the Fingers
by kathavarta
Once there was a fight among the fingers. Each of them was fighting, “I am
the king of the fingers, I am the greatest, I am the most important”. All of them
went to the court and stood in front of the judge for his decision.
In the court, the thumb stood in front of the judge and said: “I am the king,
because I am the strongest and firmest. Without me no one is able to do work.
Hence I am the king”. The judge heard all that.
Next the index finger got up and said, “I am the king, because I threaten
everyone. I point to things, direct people and show things. Hence I have
names like threatener, shower, and pointer.” The judge heard all that.
Next, the middle finger got up and said, “I am the strongest and
longest of all the fingers. Hence I deserve to be the king”. The
judge heard all that.
2. Next the ring finger stood and said, “I am the richest,
be-cause I wear a ring made of gold, studded with all the
precious gems. Hence I am the king”.
Next, the little finger stood up with eyes filled with tears
and said, “I am not strong like the thumb. I cannot threaten
others. I am very small and negligible. I am very poor and
do not wear a gold ring. But when I do Namaskara, there I
stand in front. I am lucky to have the first sight (Darshan) of
all the great people.”
Having heard that, the judge decided that the little finger
deserves to be the king of all the fingers.
