A beautiful Story of stolen divinity ( copy & edited from a chain email)

There was once a time when all human beings were gods, but they so abused their divinity that Brahma, the chief god, decided to take it away from them and hide it where it could never be found.

Where to hide their divinity was the question. So Brahma called a council of the gods to help him decide. “Let’s bury it deep in the earth,” said the gods. But Brahma answered, “No, that will not do because humans will dig into the earth and find it.”

Then the gods said, “Let’s sink it in the deepest ocean.” But Brahma said, “No, not there, for they will learn to dive into the ocean and will find it.”

Then the gods said, “Let’s take it to the top of the highest mountain and hide it there.” But once again Brahma replied, “No, that will not do either, because they will eventually climb every mountain and once again take up their divinity.”

Then the gods gave up and said, “We do not know where to hide it, because it seems that there is no place on earth or in the sea that human beings will not eventually reach.”

Brahma thought for a long time and then said, “Here is what we will do. We will hide their divinity deep in the center of their own being, for humans will never think to look for it there.”

All the gods agreed that this was the perfect hiding place, and the deed was done. And since that time humans have been going up and down the earth, digging, diving, climbing, and exploring–searching for something already within themselves

The Kingdom of God

Once King Akbar asked his prime minister, Birbal, “Who is greater, me or God?”
Birbal was very clever. Without hesitation, he answered, “You are, Your Majesty.”
Though the king was flattered, he asked, “How can that be?”
“Your Majesty, if you do not like someone, you can banish him from your kingdom very easily. However, how can God banish anyone from His Kingdom? Where can He send him? The whole universe is God’s Kingdom!”

Moral: This story reminds us of God’s glory and His love. There is no king as powerful and merciful as God. He has created the whole universe and accepts us as we are. He loves us, even if we forget Him. We can pay gratitude to God by remembering Him continually through chanting* His Name.