"WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS FOR THE GOOD"Once upon a time there was an Bold man called Yugiyama, in a small village in Japan. He lived alone his only son had gone far away to study. Yugiyama was a nice and friendly man who was liked by all the people in the village. He had a very positive view of everything that happened around him. He never grumbled or complained about anything. The villagers would often come over to the old man's house to express their sympathy as his only son had gone far away and even at this old age he had no one to look after him and support him. They often wondered aloud if his son would ever return. As a reply to all their concern, Yugiyama would always thank them and say, "WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS FOR THE GOOD." No one ever understood why he was never sad about his son's absence.
One day, Yugiyama's son returned to the village after completing his education. His son had become a merchant and was earning very well. He took great care of his father. Everyone was not only amazed at Yugiyama's luck but they were also very happy for him. Streams of villagers come over to congratulate him and like always, the old an was polite. He thanked all of them for coming over and said, "WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS FOR THE GOOD." Barely a few days had passed, When one day: Yugiyama's son fell off a horse's back and broke his leg. Once again the entire village came over to Yugiyama's house to express their concern and again the old man thanked them for their sympathy and said, "WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS FOR THE GOOD." Some of the villagers were surprised to hear this and wondered what good could there possibly be in this situation as his son had broken a leg and old Yugiyama would have to take care of him. A month later, the kingdom to which Yugiyama belonged and the neighbouring kingdom had a war. the king announced that they needed more young men in the army. A small troupe of the army came to the village and recruited all able- bodied young men into the army. They did not give anyone a choice. even those who were reluctant were forced to join the army. When they came to Yugiyama's house they found his son with a broken leg. The army leader told Yugiyama, " your son is injured and so, he will not be of any help in the battle field." thus they left him behind. Once again, all the villagers came to the old man's house to congratulate him for his good luck. they said, "You are lucky that your son was not recruited. Otherwise, who would have looked after you?" like always, the old man thanked them and said, "WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS FOR THE GOOD." It was only then that the villagers understood the true meaning of Yugiyama's words. RICH AND POOROne day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a Trip to the country with the purpose of showing his son how the poor people live so he could be thankful for his wealth. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from the trip, the father asked his son," How was the trip?" Son- " It was great, Dad." Father- "Did you see how poor people can be?" Son- "Oh Yeah..." Father-"So what did you learn from the trip?" Son-"I saw that we have one dog and they had four." "We have a pool that stands to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end." "We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night." "Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the lucky horizon." "We have; a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight." "We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them" |
YOURS TRUE PARTNEROnce upon a Time, there was a rich merchant who had four wives. He loved the fourth wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great great care of her and gave her nothing but the best. He also loved the third wife very much. He was very proud of her and always wanted to show her off to his friends. However, the merchant was always in great fear that she might run away with some other men. He loved his second wife too. She was very considerate person, always patient and in fact was the merchant's confidante. whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his second wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times. Now, the merchant's first wife was very loyal partner and had made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. however, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.
One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, "Now I have four wives with me. but when I die, I'll be alone. How lonely i'll be!" Thus, he asked the fourth wife," I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now, that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "NO WAY!" replied the fourth wife and she walked away without another word. The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant's heart. the sad merchant than asked the third wife, "I have loved you so much for all my life. Now, that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "NO!" replied the third wife. " Life is so good over here! i'm going to remarry when you die!" The merchant's heart sank and turned cold. He then asked the second wife, "I always turned to you for help and you've alway helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?" "I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the second wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave." The answer came like a Bolt of Thunder and the merchant was devastated. Then a voice called out, "I'll leave with you. i'll follow you no matter where you go." The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. Greatly grieved, the merchant said, "I should have taken much better care of you while I could have!" Actually, we all have four wives in our lives. The fourth wife is our BODY. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die. Our third wife is our Possessions, Status and Wealth. When we die, they all go to others. The second wife is our Family and Friends. No matter how close they had been to us when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the Grave. The first wife is in fact GOD, often neglected in our pursuit of material, wealth and sensual pleasure. He is the only one who always waiting for us when will we call him for help. He removes every throne every hindrance from our way. He is the only one that follows us where ever we go. He is always at our Gate. But we are very careless and neglect him. We give preference to material, wealth and status rather then keeping him always with us. That will be better to turn to him Now rather than to wait until we're in our deathbed to Lament. PRECIOUS
King Vikramaditya was Known for his justice and Kindness. In his kingdom, everyone was leading a happy and content life. His people loved him and were proud of him. Once, Vikramaditya decided to build a palace on a riverbank. He ordered his ministers to survey the site and start the construction. Many labourers were put to work and in a few days the palace was ready. Before inviting the King to see the palace, the minister decided to take a final look. "Splendid !" the minister exclaimed, looking at the palace. Then suddenly his eyes fell on something and he shouted, "What is that ? I did not see that before." All the labourers and the soldiers turned around. There was a hut just a few steps away from the palace gate. "What is this hut doing here ?" shouted the minister and added, "And who does it belong to ?"
"Sir, it belongs to an old women. She has been living here for a long time," replied a soldier. The minister walked up to the hut and spoke to the old lady. "I want to buy your hut. you can ask for as much money as you want," he said. "I am sorry, Sir. I can't accept your offer. My hut is dearer to me than my life. I have lived in it with my late husband and I want to die in it," the old lady said. The minister tried to tell her that her hut would spoil the charm of the newly constructed palace. But the old lady was strong on her stance and she was ready to face any consequence and any punishment. She refused to sell her hut to the king. The matter was then taken to the king. The wise and generous king thought for a while, and then said, "Let the old lady have her hut where it is. It will only add to the beauty of the new palace." Then turning to the minister, the king said, "LET US NOT FORGET THAT WHAT SEEMS UGLY TO US MAY BE PRECIOUS TO SOMEONE ELSE." |