Lessons for Life : 4

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he
hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock.
Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and
simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping
the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of
the way.



Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon
approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to
move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and
straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load
of vegetables, he noticed ! a purse lying in the road where the
boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from
the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the
boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many of us never
understand!



Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.

Recd from Shubhalakshmi N Srinivasa on Mon, 23 May 2005 18:38:19 +0000