When Guatam Budha was born his father king Sudodhan called in the royal priest to make his horoscope.
After checking
the date and time of his birth, the priest told that either this child is going to be an emperor or a monk.
We respect spiritually elevated human souls but no parent wants his child to become a monk, however great.
King made the
arrangements to ensure that no circumstance was ever allowed around Sidharth( Budha, the child) that led to make him even think of being a monk. All arrangements of princely entertainment were made. Horse riding, teaching of royal ethics a and public duty, beautiful dancers, flower valleys, friends, food and fun.Nobody even will have a sad face in his presence or talk of sorrow.
That made him fed up with the material joys which didn’t offer inner happiness.
As luck would have it, one day he chanced upon to see a dead body being carried for funeral. He asked his
teacher who in turn clarified that the death was inevitable.
Why death can’t be avoided? Who gives us birth? What is the source of misery? Can we avoid suffering by praying God? Where do we go after death? – the questions never ended and answers of his teacher hardly satisfied Sidharth.
Sidharth was married in hurry so that he would be absorbed in worldly business. One day he left the palace in the wee hours of night, while his son and wife were asleep – never to come back.
Gautam Budha became a great monk.