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Futile Labour
A callous dacoit
was very notorious for robbing the people for his survival. Once he came to
know that a saint had many valuable idols. He formulated a plan to plunder him.
He took a sharp sword and went to the saint and said, “I have heard that you
possess many costly idols; give them to me; otherwise, you would be
beheaded." Listening to this he said, “If you need money, you should meet
a king whom I know. He gives ten thousand gold coins as wage, but still there
is one condition. You can neither dissipate the coins nor take them to the
other country.” The dacoit replied, “Do you think I am a foolish, who will work
with such condition?” Then the saint replied, “So what do you think when you
die? You would take these idols with you. Why do you perpetrate crime for
something that is not yours?" Saying this he said that he could take the
idols. But the dacoit was overwhelmed and realized his sin. After that, he left
robbery forever.
Moral:
Always tread onto the path of righteousness.
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