This moment will change

Long ago, a holy yogi (saint) called the king of his country and gifted him a piece of paper and said it has a mantra that will bring him from any tough situation in his life. The king gladly accepted it and placed it underneath the diamond ring that he wore and then completely forgot about the piece of paper.
Several months passed by and the king lost a furious battle and fled alone atop a hill to find that there is no road ahead and he has to either jump from the hill killing himself or to surrender to the enemies. He felt lost; shouted and cried for his country men and their future.

At that moment in the bright sun light shined his diamond ring. Realising the mantra he pulled out the piece of paper to read "THIS MOMENT WILL CHANGE". Confused and upon hearing the enemy's horses closing in, the king decided to kill himself and suddenly saw a pavement beneath the rock where he was standing splitting the hill to two. He immediately crawled into it. The enemies seeing the lone horse thought the king has killed himself and left empty handed.

The king then disguising himself as a farmer went to his own country (now ruled by his Arch rivals) and worked hard for years to form a rebel army and did win his war against the current ruler. Upon knowing the farmer was their own king the country's men and women became so proud. There was a grand celebration all over the country as the king prepared himself to crowned again. He felt so happy; so proud and felt that no one can ever beat him again and he is best man that the world has ever seen.

At that moment in the bright sun light shined his diamond ring. He pulled out the piece of paper to read "THIS MOMENT WILL CHANGE". :-)

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This story has inspired me all through my life. Whenever I am sick, upset, lost; whenever I feel I am unbeatable; I think of this mantra and it immediately gives me the strength and wisdom to face the situation.

P.S.....
When I was a kid I used to be a fan of Mr. thenkachi ko swaminathan who comes in everyday morning show of a radio channel telling philosophical stories. This one again is a story by him (with some changes by me ofcourse :-) ) and one of my favorite. Hope you understood it to.