There is a story for the Ganesa idol in GokarNa in Karnataka. Pleased with Ravana's tapas, Lord Shiva gave him an atmalinga making Ravana invincible. Shiva said that it will lose its power if he puts it down. So, Ravana always carried it and did a lot of atrocities. Seeing this, the gods approached Lord Shiva but he was unable to come up with a plan. But Ganesha did and appeared before Ravana as a cowherd boy. Since Ravana had to bathe in a pond nearby, Ravana gave the cowherd boy the linga and told him not to put it down. After a few moments, Ganesha cried out 'This linga is too heavy, I cannot hold it any longer.' Before Ravana came out of the pond, Ganesha put it down. Ravana got very angry and tried to lift the linga, but he couldn't and the linga is slightly bent at this place due to this. Ravana also hit Ganesha on the forehead. But Ganesha did not retaliate but simply became an idol (this idol has a mark on the forehead and a bent ear, I think).
Whenever someone insults us, we should not retaliate or even talk back to them. Instead, we should clap our hands and become very happy. A non-response to a [perceived] insult shows how far we have come in the journey we call life. After all, there are no insults. If the right hand does a mistake, does the left hand become angry ? In fact, we should join both our hands together to thank the person for coming to us in a form and testing us.
Whenever someone insults us, we should not retaliate or even talk back to them. Instead, we should clap our hands and become very happy. A non-response to a [perceived] insult shows how far we have come in the journey we call life. After all, there are no insults. If the right hand does a mistake, does the left hand become angry ? In fact, we should join both our hands together to thank the person for coming to us in a form and testing us.
