Jeevaka's Test

I heard read this story years ago and it has provided me with great reflection. Hopefully you will like ti too.

"Jeevaka’s Guru was the famous teacher Aatreya. The Guru gave the following tasks as test to all of his students: Go around the heavily forested area of Sarlaka hills near the Medical School vicinity and collect plants, animal products and minerals which have no medicinal value. You have a week’s time to complete the task and present the findings for the Guru’s inspection. The students equipped themselves with tools for cutting, peeling, de-barking, cleaning etc and moved into the forests around the Medical School for completion of the task given.

After a week, the students came back. Some carried a few herbs and roots, others carried baskets of herbs, plants, flowers, minerals etc which they found to have no medicinal value. Every single student had something or the other to present for his examination. Only Jeevaka came in empty handed. They all began to wonder and question Jeevaka if he had dropped out of the exam. Guru Aatreya asked Jeevaka: You have not brought in anything. Have you decided not to take the examination or you did not find anything of medicinal value?
Jeevaka replied: O Respected Teacher, I have taken the examination. I went around the hills and forests in Sarlaka and searched as per your instruction. During the long years of my practice and training here with you, I have already conducted similar searches. Before and now too, my findings are same: Everything in Nature is filled with medicinal power. All plants, animals, minerals, the wind, water, earth, sunlight, the song of the birds, the perfume of the flowers, the gurgle of the river, the shadow of the cloud – everything heals some sickness or the other. Some of these heal humans, some of them heal animals. Some of these heal physical sicknesses and others cure mental sicknesses. I have understood that Nature is Almighty and All-powerful in Her Healing and provides us with everything that we need for living a healthy life and overcoming sicknesses. So please evaluate my work on my findings.
Jeevaka passed his examination with flying colors."
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