40. Cause of
Grief
Once there lived a rich
man with his loyal servant. The man was always rejoiced because of the loyal
and meticulous attitude of his servant. One evening, the man was shocked to see
the broken watch of his room. He called his servant and angrily asked the reason
for that. The servant replied that in order to clean the room, the watch
inadvertently slipped from his hands and parted in many pieces. The man loved
him so much that, he could not scold him. Morning passed but night was
impassable for the merchant. His penchant for that watch led him not to sleep
but the servant had a sound sleep, which made the man infuriated. Next day, the
man told the servant that he was so wretched because the very watch he wanted
to gift him for his diligence but unfortunately, it was broken by him. Had it
been safe, it would have been his. This statement now led the servant not to
sleep and the man was now in great succour.
Moral: Tension for possession
causes grief.
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