Grandma story 2

I am just going to record just one more story of my grandma which has really helped me to always have a positive attitude about life. I feel this story is more about Courage and being fearless, than about Victory as the cursory reading of the story might imply. Before I proceed to the actual story I want to record about what the great Second World War Heroes, Roosevelt and Chruchill had to say about Fear and Courage.
Roosevelt: The only thing to fear is fear itself.
Churchill: No matter how bleak the forecast, courage would carry us forward, for courage is the essential virtue because it guarantees all the others.
Now the story.
In tamil she used to give the heading as 'jayamulla varai bhayamillai' which has become a motto for me in any bleak situation and I always believe there is jayam. If you translate it, it means 'So long there is Victory there is no need to be afraid'.
There once lived a sage in a forest. One fine day Jayadevi the Goddess of Victory came to him and said from today onwards I am going to be with you always. He said fine, but when you leave me you need to come in front of me like this and tell me you are leaving. She agreed to this condition.
He just wanted to test if she is really being with him. So he went to the court of the King and pushed the King from his throne, which is just unthinkable for any body to do. At that very moment the bar in the roof came crashing down where a few seconds ago the King was seated. The King was indeed very moved and was very thankful to the sage for saving his life and asked the sage to be with him as he can protect him always.
After a few days, the curious sage wanted to know if jayadevi is still with him went to the 'anthapura' the family quarters of king and went into the bed chamber of the King and Queen. For any body to do this foolish act only attracts a capital punishment! He dragged the King and Queen out of the bed chamber and within few seconds the whole room was engulfed in fire as a small fire had started beneath the bed without any body's notice. After a couple more incidents like this, the King never allowed the sage to leave him.
One day the King and his men went to the forest for hunting. The sage was also accompanying him. After some time the duo got separated from the group and got lost in the forest.
The king got tired and was taking rest under a tree. The sage was sitting next to him. He saw a Cobra lurking in the tree which was about to strike the king. He did not want to disturb the king and drew out his sword to kill the cobra. At that very moment Jayadevi said Ok time is up I am leaving you. The cobra got suddenly distracted and just dissappeared in a jiffy, the very same moment the King also got up. To his horror he saw the sage with a drawn sword and got so worked up and said 'oh how long have you been waiting for such an opportunity to be alone with me so that you can kill me and become the king yourself' and got him arrested once his troupe joined him.
The sage laughed loudly and was not perturbed by this turn of events. The King was surprised and asked him to explain why he was laughing. Then the sage explained to him all the turn of events and how jayadevi left him at that moment and how he was misunderstood. The wise King understood the sage and he let the sage off . The sage went back to the forest to continue with his usual activities.
Why should we be scared for every damn thing we do. Think always that 'jayamulla varai bayamillai' and keep doing what you feel is right. If you are scared and afraid you just can not do anything. I always like to think that way and jaya devi is always with me and keep doing things if not bizzare things but at least what ever I want to do.