“Mamma, why is my soap always white? Why do you have colorful soaps?” asked 4 year old Mohit while his mother was giving him a bath.
“Because your soap is the baby soap and my soap is an adult soap which comes in various other colors?” replied Anusha
“But I also want colorful soaps.” Said Mohit stomping his foot hard on the wet floor of the bathroom while Anusha ignored his tantrum and continued to clean him.
Later in the day, she logged on Amazon and ordered few of those colorful, animal shaped baby soaps for her son – just to avoid any more tantrums and so that he could enjoy the bath time.
The trick worked and first soap that he got was a yellow colored lion shaped soap. He loved it so much that he started taking bath himself. He would make lion roars in the bathroom, would talk to this lion and keep it nicely in the soap case after every bath. Bathing time became the most enjoyable fun time for little Mohit.
A week later, the detailing of lion’s face started to fade off. A couple of weeks later – it became just a soap, it wasn’t a lion anymore.
“Mamma, where is the lion now? Why can’t I see him?” said Mohit staring at the yellow soap which now was just a soap.
“The lion got dissolved in water.” Anusha said smiling nicely to her son.
Mohit had tears in his eyes now. “Why did the lion dissolve? Did I hurt him?”
“No my dear, you didn’t hurt him. You just helped the soap fulfill its purpose.” Said Anusha.
“What is a purpose, Mamma?” asked Mohit
“Purpose is something that you are supposed to do in your lifetime. The soaps are made so that they can dissolve themselves in order to cleanse others. This particular lion soap was created not only to clean you but also to entertain you. It did its job well. You loved the lion for the last two weeks, didn’t you?” said Anusha
“Can I get an elephant this time, please Mamma?” asked Mohit with a twinkle in his eye
“Of course, I will get it for you once this lion is completely gone. See, even when the face of the lion is gone – its body is still there. You got to use it and when it completely disappears, I will get you an elephant.” Said Anusha.
“Ok, Mamma.” Said Mohit now busy with the lion once again.
Anusha continued to wonder about the important lesson of purpose she had just imparted to her son. Every soap is made with a purpose to clean others and in that process it selflessly dissolves itself. While fulfilling its purpose, it completely vanishes and then is replaced by another soap.
Similarly, we are sent on this earth to fulfill our purpose and while doing so we spend all our energies and one day we just vanish only to be replaced by our next generations. Life goes on this way for ages and ages. And there cannot be a better purpose than to cleanse others of their dirt while dissolving our own life little by little each day.
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