****** SHORT STORYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY ****** Change Yourself and not The World Long ago, people happily lived under the rule of a king. The king decided to go on a travel to visit places of historical importance and pilgrim centres at distant places. He decided to travel by foot to interact with his people and accompany them. After several weeks, he returned to the palace. He was quite happy that he visited many pilgrim centres and could see his fellow people leading a propitious life. However, he had regret. He had intolerable pain in his feet as it was his first trip by foot to longer distance. He complained to his ministers that the roads weren’t comfortable and were very stony. He could not tolerate the pain as he walked all the way through the rough path. He said he was very much worried about the people who used to walk along those roads as it would be painful for them too! He made an order to cover the road of the whole country with leather so that people might feel comfortable, immediately. A wise man from the ministry came to the king and said that he had another idea. The minister told, ‘ ‘Why do you want to kill the holy animal cow to cover the road with leather? Rather, you can just have a piece of leather cut in appropriate shape to cover your feet?’ The king was very much surprised by his suggestion and applauded the minister. He ordered for a pair of leather shoes for him and requested the countrymen to wear shoes. Many of us criticize the world for many things. We curse and blame the things in our surroundings and never understand that we need a change in us. Changes are inevitable in the world, and the changes should be from us. We cannot or should not force others to make a change.
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 09:43:51 +0000
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