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Long ago, people happily lived under the rule of a king. The people of the kingdom were very happy as they had a very prosperous life with
abundance of wealth and no misfortunes.
abundance of wealth and no misfortunes.
The king decided to go on a travel to visit historical places. He decided
to travel by foot to interact with his people and accompany them. People
of distant places were so happy to have a conversation with their king
and they were proud that their king was so kind with a good heart!
to travel by foot to interact with his people and accompany them. People
of distant places were so happy to have a conversation with their king
and they were proud that their king was so kind with a good heart!
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 a regret.
he visited many pilgrim centres and could see his fellow people leading
a propitious life. However, he had a 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 were not
comfortable and were very stony. He could not tolerate the pain as he
walked all the way through the rough path.
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.
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.
The king thought that he had to change this for the betterment and
happiness of the people. His ministers were stunned to hear his order
as it would destroy the life of thousands of cows to get the sufficient
quantity of leather and it would cost a huge amount of money also.
happiness of the people. His ministers were stunned to hear his order
as it would destroy the life of thousands of cows to get the sufficient
quantity of leather and it would cost a huge amount of money also.
A wise man from the ministry came to the king and said that he had
another idea. The king asked what was his alternative idea. The minister
told, "Why do you want to kill thousands of cows to cover the road with
leather? Instead of that, you can just have a piece of leather cut in
appropriate shape to cover your feet".
another idea. The king asked what was his alternative idea. The minister
told, "Why do you want to kill thousands of cows to cover the road with
leather? Instead of that, 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.
Moral : Many of us criticize the world for many things. We curse and
blame the things in our surroundings. It is difficult to change the world.
It is better to change ourselves.
blame the things in our surroundings. It is difficult to change the world.
It is better to change ourselves.
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