Story of Ram Setu

Story

The class teacher of class 6 students wanted to make a working model of the Human Respiratory System for the biology exhibition. She picked 5 students, Samarth, Pragya, Aradhya, Raman, and Kirti randomly to complete the task in 2 days. It was a huge task for the children and they were really scared and didn’t know where to begin. They were sitting in the school park pondering about the project.

Suddenly, a cool breeze started blowing and kids friend Nachiketa appeared.

Nachiketa asked, “Why are you scared, my dear friends”? Pragya said, “Nachiketa, our class teacher has given us a very difficult task of making a working model and we have only two days to make it. We don’t know from where and how to begin the project”?

Nachiketa smiled and said, “Let me tell you a story of building Ram Setu (bridge).”

When Prabhu Shri Rama along with Laxman and Hanuman Ji had to cross the vast Indian Ocean to reach Lanka, the entire monkey army was worried. They had no idea where and how to start. Moreover, they did not have much time to cross the vast ocean, as Ram Ji had to rescue Devi Sita from the captivity of Ravana. So, they had to figure out a way to reach Lanka fast.

It was then, under Rama Ji’s guidance everyone thought with a calm and composed mind. The entire monkey army, Sugreev, Hanuman Ji, Laxmana, Prabhu Rama, Nal, and Neel (two monkeys of the army), all of them worked as a team. With dedication, some members picked up the stones, some started writing “Jai Shri Rama” on the stones and others started placing the stones on the water. These were special stones and by the blessings of Shri Rama they started floating on the water. In just 5 days, they had built the entire bridge called the Rama Setu, which was 100 yojanas long.

Raman was quick to ask the question, “What is a yojana”? Nachiketa replied, “Yojana is a unit of measurement of distance used during the time of Ram Ji but now this unit is not used.”

Hearing this story, all five children were completely surprised and exclaimed “Wow, such a long bridge, Rama Setu was built in just 5 days”.

Nachiketa said, “No task is difficult and unachievable. What all is required is teamwork, dedication, right action, and a calm and composed mind”. Within a fraction of a second, Nachiketa was nowhere to be seen around.

But now the kids were confident and positive. They knew what to do, where to begin, and how to make the working model of the Human Respiratory System. The children divided the task among themselves based on the capability of each one. Once, they were through with their portion, they assembled the segments together to complete the project. Their biology project was a super hit among the participants of the exhibition and all five children paid gratitude to Ram Ji and Nachiketa in their hearts.

Moral of the Story: With teamwork, dedication, and a calm mind even a herculean task (a very difficult task) can be pulled off (accomplished).