Stories

Every individual has a distinct personality, some positive , some negative , some pleasing , some annoying while some others make absolutely no difference to hoi polloi. One such distinct trait in me is my absentmindedness.

With due respect to my absentmindedness, I have decided to make a collection of moral stories that I have heard or read someplace that made a difference in my life. These stories retold is what I will be telling my grand and great children.

The Happy Puppy Story -

Once upon a time in a distant land , far far away there was a large colosseum like structure. In it was mirrors, thousands and thousands of mirrors. One such day, a puppy that got lost enters this house of mirrors. It looks , and sees a thousand puppies looking at it anxiously. It gives out an angry ruff and it sees a thousand angry looking puppies. It thinks what a ridiculous unfriendly place it has come to and goes disappointed that there are over a thousand enemies and gets dejected that he can never overcome them.

Several weeks later, another puppy comes by to this land of thousand mirrors. It looks, and sees a thousand puppies looking at it anxiously. It smiles and gives a friendly wag. In return he sees a thousand puppies wagging their tail so friendly. Its now happier only to see happier puppies. The puppy is now a happy puppy which thinks about what a wonderful place and such wonderful friends he has made and finds its way back home.

Moral : Life is a mirror, what you see is what you are.
If you meet a lot of happy, honest, sincere people means you are all of that. Keep up your positivism.
But if all the people you meet are all sad, deceiving with life full of problems, then there is something that you need to change within yourself. And that change needs to continually happen until you become the happy puppy.

Weight of Water -

Once upon a time, a wise teacher asks his students to get the tiniest cup they can ever find and fill it with water. His students bring to him a tiny cup with just about half an ounce of water filled in it. He then called upon one of his students and asked them to stretch their hands and hold the cup of water. The student held the water for 15 minutes and said his arms were starting to ache. He asked another strong boy to hold it , that boy managed to hold for a longer time but complained his legs started to pain. Similarly, the same experiment was repeated with a number of people and all of them failed with different complaints.

He then asked his students, if half an ounce of water was really that heavy ? It was not. But holding it for so long is what makes it painful.

Moral : Never hold your anger, frustration, jealousy, envy on anyone for so long that what seems like a fleck of sand now might grow into a mountain after sometime.
There is nothing in this world that cannot be resolved. Try to resolve your problems and be honest to yourself.

Frog Race -

Long long ago, in a distant enchanted land where all the animals could speak , they held a frog race. All the frogs had to climb the tallest tower and the one that reaches the top wins a prize. Now, frogs of different shapes, colours, sizes all participated in the amazing frog race. There were also many that were just mere audience. They kept telling the frogs how difficult it was to reach the top and how impossible it was. Slowly, several frogs gave up and looking at these frogs that failed many others continued to follow and also gave up. However, there was this one tiny frog that kept going and going and finally reached the top of the tower and won the race.

They asked the little frog how it managed to win the race and they found it was deaf.

Moral : You may meet a lot of people who would discourage you , talk you into bringing disharmony to others - give them a deaf ear and do only what would bring happiness to the people around you.

Fancy Tea cups

to be continued :D