Motivational Stories Part Five
*🍂The Master and his Student*
Once, a Master was walking on the banks of a river. Suddenly, he heard a cry. He ran to the
riverside and saw his Student in the water. The Student was waving his arms and crying out loud. When he saw the Master, he shouted, “Master! Please help me. I will drown in the river.”
The Master asked his Student to stay calm. He said, “Son! Do not panic! I shall find a way to bring you out. But how did you fall into the river?”
The Student replied, “I was learning how to swim with the help of a log of wood. After a while, I felt I could swim without it. So, I left the log and started swimming without it. The force of the stream was very rough and I lost my balance.”
The Master looked around for another log of wood, and found one lying upon the bank. He threw it towards his Student and said, “Let this be a warning to you. In future, never throw away the log until you are quite sure you have learnt to swim without it.”
Do not make rash and hasty decisions.
*🍂The Farmer's Wife and the Crow*
A Farmer and his Wife lived in a village. The Farmer grew vegetables on his farm. His Wife sold them in the market.
One day, the Farmer’s Wife went to sell vegetables in the market. With the money earned from selling the vegetables, she bought some eggs.
Then she sat on her horse to go home and carried the basket, full of eggs, in her lap. She was very excited with the profits made during the day.
The Farmer’s Wife rode carelessly and dreamt of things she would buy with the money. Suddenly, all the eggs in the basket fell on the ground and broke.
The Farmer’s Wife was very unhappy. She blamed a Crow that sat on a tree branch, screeching loudly. She shouted, “Fool! Why did you make so much noise? I was surprised to hear your unpleasant voice and so all the eggs broke.”
The Crow replied, “Lady, you were not careful while riding, and were lost in your thoughts. You should not blame me for your fault!”
The Farmer’s Wife was ashamed of her behaviour. She realised her mistake and apologised to the Crow.
One should not blame others for their own faults.
Beautiful Message
A rich man looked through his window and saw a poor man picking something from his dustbin ...
He said, Thank GOD I'm not poor;
The poor man looked around and saw a naked man misbehaving on the street ... He said,
Thank GOD I'm not mad;
The mad man looked ahead and saw an ambulance carrying a patient ... He said,
Thank GOD am not sick;
Then a sick person in hospital saw a trolley taking a dead body to the mortuary ... He said,
Thank GOD I'm not dead;
Only a dead person cannot thank God;
Why don't you thank GOD today for all your blessings and for the gift of life ...
for another beautiful day;
What is LIFE ?
To understand life better, you have to go to 3 locations:
1. Hospital
2. Prison*
3. Cemetery
At the Hospital, you will understand that nothing is more beautiful than HEALTH.
In the Prison, you'll see that FREEDOM is the most precious thing
At the Cemetery, you will realize that life is worth nothing. The ground that we walk today will be our roof tomorrow.
The Truth : We all come with Nothing and we will go with Nothing ... Let us, therefore, remain humble and be thankful & grateful to God at all times for everything.
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