This is a Hindu parable; not in the sense that Hindu practitioners use this though the would. It is a parable told by Hindu people (in the ethnic sense of the word) who are Christians, to illustrate how they should live...
A man jumped into the water of the Ganges who did not know how to swim. He flailed about but to no avail.
A religious man came by and pointed his finger at him accusing the man for being so foolish. “Why would you jump into the water if you don’t know how to swim?! You are a fool!” The religious man left shaking his head for the man’s stupidity.
Religion tells you when you have done wrong. But telling someone they cannot swim will not help them swim.
A man of tradition came by and saw the man who was now beginning to drown. He offered to teach the man how to swim. He made doggie paddle motions with his hands and said, “move your hands like this.” But the drowning man could hardly keep his head above water. The man of tradition walked away shaking his head think to himself, “I tied to teach him, but he would not listen.”
Tradition teaches you what to do. But swimming lessons are no good to one who is drowning.
A homeless man came by and saw the bubbles coming out of the water. He jumped into the water, diving below the surface and grabbing hold of the man as he sank. The homeless man brought him to the surface so he could breathe as the other man had no strength left of his own. He helped the exhausted wearied man to the shore so that he could live.
The homeless man was Jesus.
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