#6. Fate rewritten!
A man was destined to earn his livelihood as a milk vendor. It was not to his liking but he had no choice! He evolved his own method of getting even with the Goddess of Fortune.
He did not raise a finger or move a muscle to procure a cow or buffalo. So the Goddess of Fortune made a rich man present our hero with a cow. He milked the cow; sold the milk and the cow and donated all the money! He was penniless by the end of the day.
So the next day he received a cow from anther rich man who was prompted by the Goddess of fortune to present the man with a cow.
The same story was repeated. As days rolled by there were no more donors of cows left in the village. The Goddess of Fortune was at her wit’s ends!
Finally she decided to rewrites the man’s destiny as desired by him.
Moral: Stubbornness and strength can make your dreams come true!
#7. Faith vs Fate.
A beautiful woman was shocked to learn that according to her horoscope, she was destined to earn her livelihood through the oldest profession known to man! She did not have the good fortune of marrying a man – who would take care of her needs.
Anyone would have crumbled to dust by such a dire prediction but not this woman! She was wise, brave and had faith. She thought of an infallible plan to defeat Fate.
She set her price so high that no ordinary man can dream of coming near her home. Destiny had to provide her with livelihood – since she had completed her part of the condition!
Only a king could afford to visit her. So the Fate made sure that King visited her and paid her well.
But the woman was more shrewd than any of us can imagine. She gave away her entire earnings to the poor and needy living nearby – retaining exactly what she will for one day’s expenditure.
The king HAD to visit her the next day also, since she was bankrupt by the evening. This went on for several days. The poor and needy blessed her and worshiped her as Goddess Lakshmi.
The King was duly impressed by her beauty, brain, and boldness that he built a royal palace for her and made her his best companion for the rest of his life.
Had she been less smart, or had less faith she would have ruined her life and health as any common woman would have done!
Moral of the story?
Never lose Faith and never give up Hope!
#8. Who was the sinner?
There was a heavy thunderstorm. Assorted people took refuge in the mandapam attached to an old temple. The slashing rain and recurring thunderbolts posed a grave problem to the eleven people in the mandapam – nine men, a woman and her child.
Thunderbolts were landing all around the mandapam. The wisest and the oldest of the eleven members told the others,”God wants to punish one of us. If we all stay together, all of us may lose our lives unnecessarily. So each of us will go out and stand in the rain for a few seconds. If we are pure nothing bad will happen to us.”
Everyone agreed to this plan. The oldest and the wisest man stepped out in the rain first. He stood vulnerable to the rain and thunderbolts for a few seconds. Nothing happened to him. He heaved a sigh of relief and returned to the mandapam.
Now the second man stepped out. He too returned unhurt. This went on till all the men had stepped out and now it was the turn of the woman. She too came back unharmed. The child was too young to brave the rain and thunder . So the mother carried it in he arms and went into the rain again.
Lo and behold what happened! The biggest thunderbolt hit the mandapam, demolishing it completely and killing everyone inside it.
So who was the sinner and who the savior?
#9. True Love
Business minded people do not know what is true love.
But they know very well how to manipulate others for their own selfish purposes –
by employing one of these methods cleverly.
Tips… To Insure Prompt Service.
Gifts… with strings attached of course.
Bribes… with promises extracted from others.
Treats… with finalizing deals for the benefit of of both parties.
Perks… which may be of any denomination and dimension – depending on the nature and value of the transaction.
BUT sadly the one thing they will never know is true love!
They know to cost price of everything and the value of nothing!
#10. True treasure
Knowledge is the only treasure…
which can never be looted or stolen,
which never decreases with time,
which increases when shared with others,
which is valued in every country and currency!
Isn’t wise to spend as much as one can
to gain this unique treasure?