15. A Rock on a
Road
Once upon a time, a king
had placed a boulder 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 big stone
out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables.
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. As 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 learnt what many others never
understood.
Moral: Work done selflessly
always yields rich dividends.
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