Food for thought: The story of three goats…

The story of three goats..

It all started one lazy Sunday afternoon in a small village named Karripode, near Palakkad in Kerala. Two school-age friends had a crazy idea. They rounded up three goats from the neighborhood and painted the number 1, 2 and 4 on their sides. That night they let the goats loose inside their school building.

The next morning, when the authorities entered the school, they could smell something was wrong. They soon saw goat droppings on the stairs and near the entrance and realized that some goats had entered the building. A search was immediately launched and very soon, the three goats were found. But the authorities were worried, where was goat No.3? They spent the rest of the day looking for goat No.3. Gradually there was panic and frustration. The school declared classes off for the students for the rest of the day. The teachers, helpers, and guards were all busy looking for goat No.3, which, of course, was never found. Simply because it did not exist.

Many people who, despite having a good life, family, and friends, feel a “lack of fulfillment,” and continue to look for the elusive, missing, non-existent goat No.3.


When we live in the present moment, sound becomes music, movement become dance, smile becomes laughter, the mind becomes meditative, and life becomes a celebration…….


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R E Fort

Guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter. www.refort.co My motto: Without Music Life Has No Soul.

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