An Emperor, Bird, and a Psychic Walk Into a Palace

An emperor, bird, and a psychic walk into a palace (not a joke)‏
03/02/2011


Hey Guys,

I just wanted to share this empowering and very insightful story I
read. It was part of a speech given by Holocaust survivor and
humanitarian, Elie Wiesel at the White House.

Check it out:

"The story is that, once upon a time, there was an emperor, and
the emperor heard that in his empire there was a man, a wise man
with occult powers. He had all the powers in the world. He knew
when the wind was blowing what messages it would carry from
one country to another. He read the clouds and he realized that
the clouds had a design. He knew the meaning of that design.
He heard the birds. He understood the language of the birds; the
chirping of the birds carried messages. And then he heard there
was a man who also knew how to read another person's mind.

I want to see him, said the emperor. They found him. They brought
him to the emperor. Is it true that you know how to read the
clouds? Yes, Majesty. Is it true you know the language of the
birds? Yes, Majesty. What about the wind? Yes, I know. Okay, says
the emperor. I have in my hands behind my back a bird. Tell me, is
it alive or not?

And the wise man was so afraid that whatever he would say would
be a tragedy, that if he were to say that the bird is alive, the
emperor, in spite, would kill it. So he looked at the emperor for a
long time, smiled, and said, Majesty, the answer is in your hands.
It's always in our hands."

The answer is in YOUR hands. Whatever you want to
know, accomplish, and create is up to your will.

So why not start today?

Now there is true wisdom.