Patience

Once a King was walking from one town to another town with some of his servants. While they were traveling, they happened to pass by a lake.

They stopped there and the King told one of his servant,"I am thirsty. Do get me some water from that lake there."

The servant walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed that right at that moment, a bullock cart started crossing through the lake.

As a result, the water became very muddy, very turbid.
The servant thought, "How can I give this muddy water to the King to drink!"

So he came back and told the King, "The water in there is very muddy. I don't think it is fit to drink."

After about half an hour, again the King asked the same servant to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink.

The servant obediently went back to the lake.
This time too he found that the lake was muddy.

He returned and informed the King about the same.
After some time, again the King asked the same servant to go back. The servant reached the lake to find the lake absolutely clean and clear with pure water in it.

The mud had settled down and the water above it looked fit for drinking. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to the King.

The Wise King looked at the water and then he looked up at the servant and said,"See what you did to make the water clean. You waited

long and the mud settled down on its own and you got clear water. Your mind is also like that! When it is disturbed, just let it be.

Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don't have to put in any effort to calm it down. It will happen. It is effortless".

MORAL LESSON
Similarly, when you are angry, give some extra time. You can calm down inside. This means not just controlling your outward behavior, but

also controlling your internal responses, taking steps to lower your heart rate, calm yourself down, and let the feelings subside.