96. The
Mysterious Seed
Once a king's
deteriorating health led him to pa take a decisive step of choosing a
responsible king for kingdom. So he summoned all the adults of his kingdom and
gave each a seed. The adults were said to come after one year with healthy
plants, so the best blossomed plant would decide the next king of the kingdom.
All the adults happily left the court with a hope of becoming the king. A boy
among them, Roshan, sowed the seed, watered regularly and took great care of
the plant but he felt daunted to see no growth in the seed. After one year, all
the adults gathered with the flowery pots in their hands except Roshan, who
brought mere an empty pot in his hands and felt embarrassed. The king observed
the plants of all he had and stopped at once near Roshan and asked why an empty
pot he was carrying. He shakingly answered that his one-year labour bore
nothing. But he had been chosen as the king, as he had showed honesty.
Actually, the king had given all the adults boiled seeds that couldn't be
flourished into any plant.
Moral:
Honesty makes you sublime.