The student was waiting in the bushes. After a
while, he saw his Master leaving the bar drunk
and with the traces of lipstick on his face.
In the morning the student came up to the
teacher and said, ‘You don’t have to go all
alone at night. It’s dark, scary, and you’re old,
you’re getting tired fast. I will wait for you in
town, and carry you back to the ashram on my
shoulders.’
When the night came, the Master went to the
bar again. Lots of drinks, drugs, dancing, and
prostitutes… He was enjoying his time while
his student was patiently waiting in the
bushes.
Lord Shiva saw the sincerity and loyalty of the
disciple and appeared in front of him.
‘What are you doing here? Don’t you see that
your Master is fake? I am Shiva. It’s me you
were looking for. Let’s go from here.
I saw your truthfulness; I saw you prayed to
me every day. You wanted to enter into the
Kingdom of Truth; I will take you there.’
And, the disciple replied, ‘Yes, I wanted to
reach the Truth, but I can’t go anywhere
without my Master.’