In a land faraway lived a wise old man. Old man loved to watch people like merchants from other town and peasant who used to go to other towns to sell their products. So, Everyday he used to sit on bench placed just outside town to see people passing by that town.
When he used to sit there, His grandchild would come with him there and play around whole time till they go back home.
One day, a traveler approached him and started chatting with him.
Traveler asked, “Old man you have lived in this town, what kind of people of this town are like?”
Old man questioned him, “Where are you from?? What are people like over there in your town??”
Traveler replied, “I am from town from behind the mountains. People there are not very interesting. I found them very cold, mean and withdrawn.”
Old man with sad look replied, “Even people here are mean and not friendly or helpful.”
After this reply traveler left and continued on his journey.
Same day, a little later old man saw another traveler approaching him. They both chatted for little and even that traveler ended up asking same question to old man.
Traveler asked, “What are people living here are like?”
Old man questioned him, “Where are you from?? What are people like in your town??”
Traveler replied, “I am from town from behind the mountains. People there are very generous, kind and friendly.”
“Well, here also you will find people generous, friendly and warm.” replied old man.
After a while even that traveler left. His grand kid who were playing by his side watched all this.
So kid came up to his grand father and said, “Grand pa, you are telling lies. It’s not nice. You taught me not to lie and still you said different things about our town to them.”
Old man hold his grandson in his lap and said, “During those exchanges i didn’t said anything. They themselves said how things were happening. All i did was mirroring and reflecting their own ideas and their own ways of living.”
Moral:
Way we Judge Others or Think about Other is Just of Reflection of our own Thinking and Attitude.
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A student asked his teacher, “What is Greed?” The teacher said, “In order to answer your question, go through the chocolate factory next to our school and pick the one chocolate you like the most. But there is a rule. As you pass through the factory, you can not turn back. You must pick the chocolate as you go forward only.”
The student went to the chocolate factory. As he walked through, He saw the one chocolate wrapped nicely, he instantly liked it but he wondered that he may find much bigger one further. So, He walked further, then he saw another chocolate. But again, he thought the same. When he started to reach near the end of the factory, he couldn’t see any chocolates as big as the one he didn’t pick earlier and started to regret his decision of letting it go.
Finally, he gave up. He went back to the teacher with an empty hand and gave an explanation of what he did.
The teacher told him, “You did like the one chocolate very much but still you kept looking for a bigger one. And later you realized that what you let go off was the best chocolate you could find there. That my dear is called Greed.”
Superb .. really enjoyed while reading it !
I love this story as it reminds me of how we are Greedy with our own time that we need to restore our soul. We allow too many things in to our precious sanity and peace or reflective time. I think that we think we can do it all, but in the end it is chasing the wind and we suffer for not having those boundaries. Thank you!
Sandra