THE EVIL KING AND HIS 10 DOGS

THE EVIL KING AND HIS 10 DOGS

There was this king that had 10 wild dogs… He used them to torture and eat all ministers who made mistakes.

One of the ministers once gave an opinion which was wrong, and which the king didn’t like at all… So he ordered that the minister be thrown to the dogs.

The agonized minister said, “I served you for 10 years and you are doing this to me???… At least  give me 10 days before you throw me before those dogs!”… The king agreed…

In those 10 days the minister went to the guard that was guarding the dogs and told him he wants to serve the dogs for the next 10 days… The guard was baffled… But he agreed… So the minister started feeding the dogs, cleaning them, washing them, providing all sorts of comfort for them.

When the 10 days were up… The king ordered that the minister be thrown to those  dogs for his punishment. But when he was thrown in, Everyone was amazed at what they saw… They saw the dogs licking the feet of the minister!

The king baffled at what he saw… He said:” what happened to the dogs??. !!!” The minister then said;” Sir, I served the dogs for 10 days and they didn’t forget my service…Yet I served you for 10 years and you forgot all those good deeds at my first mistake!”…  The king realised his mistake and ordered the minister to go free.

~ This story is a gift to all those who forget the good in others as soon as some problem arises. Don’t wipe out the history that is filled with goodness because of a small incident which you didn’t like  …. ~

WORDS MATTER

WORDS MATTER

A farmer insulted his neighbour. Days later, realizing his mistake, he went to the preacher to ask for forgiveness. The preacher told him to take a bag of feathers and drop them in the centre of town. The farmer did as he was told. Then the preacher asked him to go and collect the feathers and put them back in the bag. The farmer tried but couldn't as the feathers had all blown away. When he returned with the empty bag, the preacher said, "The same thing is true about your words. So be very careful in choosing your words."

~  We drop our words rather easily but we cannot retrieve them. They are like arrows which are shot and cannot come back. Let us be careful while choosing our words because Words Matter.! …. ~

BEATRICE’S GOAT

BEATRICE’S GOAT

It may be hard to imagine that a goat changed someone’s life, but it’s true. In fact, the story of Beatrice Biira shows that a gift can help change the world!

Beatrice was a child living in Kisinga, a poor village in the west of Uganda, when the goat arrived. The animal was a gift from Heifer International, an aid agency that provides animals to help struggling families like Beatrice’s in many countries. Owning a goat completely changed the world for Beatrice and her family, who were desperately poor. Suddenly, they had milk to drink and improve their health, extra milk to sell and provide urgently needed money, goat droppings to use as fertilizer for growing food, and a sense of hope for the future.

The extra money also meant that her family could afford to pay for school fees, books, and a uniform, so Beatrice was able to get the most powerful possession in the world – an education.

Meanwhile, Heifer International saw what a huge difference their help had made and decided to use Beatrice Biira’s story to encourage people to support their program. They created a book entitled Beatrice’s Goat to explain how just one goat, cow, or other farm animal can rescue a family from poverty. The book was so popular that they invited Biira to go to the United States and tell her story to the public and the media. Wherever she went, she touched people’s hearts and earned their admiration.

With the support of a scholarship, Beatrice Biira went on to attend Connecticut College, earning a BA in International Development and Social Change. She mobilizes and energizes communities on behalf of global campaigns to end extreme poverty in our lifetime, and to educate girls and boys through high-tech platforms. Beatrice Biira’s life was transformed by her opportunity to get an education, and that was made possible by the gift of a goat. She is now changing the lives of others in poverty.

~ “For it is in giving that we receive. We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give!”.…. ~

8 PIECES OF PIZZA

8 PIECES OF PIZZA

Wife : Maid said she won’t come for two days

Husband :Why ?

Wife : She is going to meet her granddaughter during Ganpati festival

Husband : OK

Wife : And , Shall I give her Rs. 500 for Ganpati ? Festival bonus ?

Husband : Why ? Diwali is approaching , we will give her at that time..

Wife : Oh no dear . She is poor. Going to meet her daughter and granddaughter , so she will also feel nice. Moreover, everything has become so expensive these days. How will she able to celebrate festival ?

Husband : I don’t know why you become emotional so easily

Wife : Don’t worry .I am going to cancel today’s program of ordering Pizza. Why unnecessarily blow away Rs. 500 on eight pieces of bread?.

Husband : Wow. Great .Snatching Pizza from us and giving to the maid !

Maid returned after three days and got busy in mopping and dusting.

Husband : So, how was the vacation ?

Maid : very nice sahib.. Didi had given Rs 500 .. festival bonus. Enjoyed a lot and spent Rs 500 in two days’ time.

Husband : Really ? ( murmurs ‘ you snatched my pizza’) Ok so what did you do with Rs. 500?

Maid : Rs. 150 for dress for granddaughter, Rs 40 for a doll, bought sweets worth Rs 50 for daughter, Rs 50 as offering to Deity in temple, Rs 60 towards bus fare….Rs 25 for bangles for daughter, bought a nice belt worth Rs 50 for son-in-law, balance Rs 75 gave to daughter to buy copy and pencil for granddaughter. Maid gave a full account of the expenses incurred

Husband : so much in Rs 500?

With surprise, he started thinking….the eight pieces of Pizza appeared in front of his eyes and each one of them acted as a hammer started pricking his consciousness.

He started comparing the expense incurred in buying one pizza for himself with the expenses incurred by his maid in the festival she celebrated.

First piece .. dress for the child,

Second piece… towards sweets..

Third piece… towards offering to the deity in the temple.

Fourth piece….towards bus fare.

Fifth piece.. towards doll.

Sixth piece towards bangles,

Seventh piece ,, towards belt for the son-in-law.

Eighth piece towards copy and pencil.

So far he had observed pizza only from one angle….but today his maid showed him the other side of the pizza….that each piece of pizza matters.

~ While life should be lived and experienced to its fullest with fun, food and frolic, sometimes, it makes us think. Not a bad thought though ‘Spending for life’ or ‘Life for spending’?  …. ~

THE CAR THAT HATED VANILLA ICE-CREAM

                            THE CAR THAT HATED VANILLA ICE-CREAM

A complaint was received by the Pontiac Division of General Motors: "This is the second time I have written you, and I don't blame you for not answering me, because I kind of sounded crazy, but it is a fact that we have a tradition in our family of ice cream for dessert after dinner each night. But the kind of ice cream varies so, every night, after we've eaten, the whole family votes on which kind of ice cream we should have and I drive down to the store to get it. It's also a fact that I recently purchased a new Pontiac and since then my trips to the store have created a problem.

You see, every time I buy vanilla ice cream, when I start back from the store my car won't start. If I get any other kind of ice cream, the car starts just fine. I want you to know I'm serious about this question, no matter how silly it sounds: 'What is there about a Pontiac that makes it not start when I get vanilla ice cream, and easy to start whenever I get any other kind?'"

The Pontiac President was understandably sceptical about the letter, but sent an engineer to check it out anyway. The latter was surprised to be greeted by a successful, obviously well-educated man in a fine neighbourhood. He had arranged to meet the man just after dinner time, so the two hopped into the car and drove to the ice cream store. It was vanilla ice cream that night and, sure enough, after they came back to the car, it wouldn't start. The engineer returned for three more nights. The first night, the man got chocolate. The car started. The second night, he got strawberry. The car started. The third night he ordered vanilla. The car failed to start.

Now the engineer, being a logical man, refused to believe that this man's car was allergic to vanilla ice cream. He arranged, therefore, to continue his visits for as long as it took to solve the problem. And toward this end he began to take notes: he jotted down all sorts of data, time of day, type of gas used, time to drive back and forth, etc. In a short time, he had a clue: the man took less time to buy vanilla than any other flavor. Why?

The answer was in the layout of the store. Vanilla, being the most popular flavour, was in a separate case at the front of the store for quick pick up. All the other flavours were kept in the back of the store at a different counter where it took considerably longer to find the flavour and get checked out. Now the question for the engineer was why the car wouldn't start when it took less time. Once time became the problem -- not the vanilla ice cream -- the engineer quickly came up with the answer: vapor lock. It was happening every night, but the extra time taken to get the other flavours allowed the engine to cool down sufficiently to start. When the man got vanilla, the engine was still too hot for the vapor lock to dissipate. The engineer replaced the vapour lock and it looked that the car had no more problems with Vanilla ice-cream.

~  Sometimes the obvious is not always the solution, and the facts, no matter how implausible, are still the facts….and even insane –looking problems are sometimes real!’’ …. ~

A BEAUTIFUL POTRAIT

A BEAUTIFUL POTRAIT

A king with defect in one eye and one leg asked all the painters to draw his portrait…!!

No one was ready to draw, as painters were scared to show the defects to the king. They feared for their lives and did not come up.

One painter, however, agreed and drew a classic one..!

It was such a fantastic picture that everyone was surprised including the king..!

He painted the king aiming for a hunt, targeting with one eye closed and a leg bent for it..!”

~ Life would be much better if we all try paint others like this, Hiding their weakness and highlighting their strengths….May we learn to hide other’s weakness and bring their virtues to light…!. ~

IN MEMORY OF ‘SANDEEPHA’

IN MEMORY OF ‘SANDEEPHA’

From 50 paise, she now earns Rs 200,000 a day. She started her career 31 years ago as an entrepreneur, selling eateries from a mobile cart on the Marina beach a midst all odds battling a failed marriage, coping with her husband, a multiple addict, and taking care of two kids.

Today, she has overcome the hurdles and owns a chain of restaurants.

She married against the will of her parents. Unfortunately, the marriage failed but her parents never forgave her and she was on her own along with 2 children.

” I knew I should either succumb to the burden or fight; I decided to fight my lonely battle.” she said. She started selling pickles, squashes and jams she made at home.

Eventually she started her own cart on Marine Drive, Mumbai. On the first she just sold one cup of coffee, making 50 paise the first day. One day the Slum Clearance Board gave her an offer to run the canteen at their office with a proper kitchen. The chairman met her during her morning walk. It was a huge success. Thereafter, she never looked back.

She suffered the second shock of her life in 2004 when she lost her daughter and son-in-law in a road accident. The ambulance refused to carry their dead bodies. Finally, somebody carried all the dead bodies in the boot of a car. She couldn’t bear the scene and broke down.

That is when she decided to keep an ambulance on that very spot to help people whether the victims are alive or dead. It is in memory of her daughter.

Today Patricia Narayan along with her son runs the chain of restaurant ‘Sandeepha’ in her daughter’s memory and around 200 people work for her.

She was awarded ‘FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) entrepreneur of the year’ in 2010.

~ Never give up on life and life will not give up on you, don’t look back !no point.. just take that one step and move ahead with courage, determination, will power and self-respect ~

HOLD MY HAND

HOLD MY HAND

A little girl and her father were crossing a bridge. The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter, "Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don't fall." The little girl said, "No, Dad. You hold my hand." "What's the difference?" Asked the puzzled father. "There's a big difference," replied the little girl. "If I hold your hand and something happens to me, chances are that I may let your hand go. But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens, you will never let my hand go."

~ In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond ~

A LIFE LIKE THAT

 A LIFE LIKE THAT

When his mother was pregnant for three months, his father died. He was born premature and physically very weak. When he was about three years young, his mother remarried and left him with his grandmother.

His schooling happened in the village. He was hardly 15 years old when his step father died. His mother came back. It was not to encourage him or to support him for studies but to make him work in the farms to earn a living and make enough money. He did not like his farm work at all. He wanted to study.

One of his teachers supported him, got him back to school and helped him to complete his education.

At a wonderful age of 19, a girl came into his life. They got engaged. Studies was still his passion. The girl could not understand his passion for science. She drifted away. She left him. She married someone else. He was shocked by her departure. He never married.

Unlucky? Sad story? What do you expect this person to do in life?

But he learnt how to think well, think deep, think to accept, think to solve. He learnt how to think when faced with failures (move ahead and beyond). He learnt what to think when deeply disappointed (focus on things with deeper significance and greater meaning instead of wallowing in pity).

You might have heard or read about him. He described universal gravitation (Gravity) and the three laws of motion. He invented the reflecting telescope and made many contributions to mathematics. He built the first practical reflecting telescope and developed a theory of colour based on the observation that a prism decomposes white light into the many colours of the visible spectrum.

Yes indeed, we are talking about one of the greatest scientists ever born, Sir Isaac Newton.

The mathematician Joseph-Louis Lagrange often said that Newton was the greatest genius who ever lived. Albert Einstein kept a picture of Newton on his study wall.

“Nature and nature’s laws lay hid in night. God said “Let Newton be “and there was light.”- Alexander Pope

~ Life would be meaningful if like Newton, we could also delve into our potentials and do everything possible to discover the beauty of life and just like Newton  if we can see the butterfly in the caterpillar. ~

SOMEBODY CARES

SOMEBODY CARES

One day a boy of about 16 years of age named Kyle was walking home from school. He was carrying many books and other items and was seemingly have a lot of trouble making it. Eventually, he tripped, and all the books and items fell from his arms. At that moment a young man named Will saw him from the other side of the road and walked over to see if there was anything he could do. He helped the boy pick up his things and carry them home. In the next three months, him and the boy became very close. And then on the last day of school, Will found a note in his locker. It read: Will, You don't know this, but on that day three months ago, I had just cleaned out my locker. I was going to commit suicide. I thought no one cared about me. However, when you came over, I realized that someone did. So you see Will, when you picked up my books, you really picked up my life. Thank You, Kyle

~ Never stop doing little things for others. Sometimes those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts! ~

THE PROFESSIONAL

THE PROFESSIONAL

A woman received a phone call that her daughter was very sick with fever. She left work and stopped by the pharmacy for some medication for her daughter. When returning to her car she found she had locked her keys inside.

She had to get home to her sick daughter, and didn't know what to do. She called her home to talk to the baby sitter, and was told her daughter was getting worse. The sitter said, "You might find a coat hanger and use that to open the door."

The woman found an old rusty coat hanger on the ground, then she looked at the hanger and said, “I don't know how to use this."

She bowed her head and asked God for help. An old rusty car pulled up, driven by a dirty, greasy, bearded man with a biker skull rag on his head. The woman thought, "Great God. This is what you sent to help me???" But she was desperate, and thankful.

The man got out of his car and asked if he could help. She said, "Yes, my daughter is very sick. I must get home to her. Please, can you use this hanger to unlock my car?

He said, "SURE." He walked over to the car and in seconds the car was opened.

She hugged the man and through her tears she said,” THANK YOU SO MUCH...You are a very nice man."

The man looked to be in a hurry and while speeding away she heard him say "Lady, I am not a nice man. I just broke out of a prison for car theft." The woman cried out loud and said....THANK YOU GOD FOR SENDING ME A PROFESSIONAL!"

~ We can receive more help from others than what we expect only if we stop defining it and start experiencing more of it. The whole point is to be prepared to accept it in any form and be grateful for it at all times! ~

THE OWNER

THE OWNER

Near Tokyo lived a great Samurai, now old, had decided to teach Zen Buddhism to young people.

One afternoon, a warrior – known for his complete lack of scruples – arrived there. The young and impatient warrior had never lost a fight. Hearing of the Samurai’s reputation, he had come to defeat him, and increase his fame. All the students were against the idea, but the old man accepted the challenge.

Everyone gathered on the town square, and the young man started insulting the old master. He threw a few rocks in his direction, spat in his face, shouted every insult under the sun – he even insulted his ancestors. For hours, he did everything to provoke him, but the old man remained impassive. At the end of the afternoon, feeling exhausted and humiliated, the impetuous warrior left.

Disappointed by the fact that the master had received so many insults and provocations; the students asked: “How could you bear such indignity? Why didn’t you use your sword, even knowing you might lose the fight, instead of displaying your cowardice in front of us all?”

“If someone comes to you with a gift, and you do not accept it, who does the gift belong to?” – asked the old Samurai.

“He who tried to deliver it.” – replied one of his disciples.

“The same goes for envy, anger and insults.” – said the master. “When they are not accepted, they continue to belong to the owner who carried them.”

~ It’s absolutely upon us as to what and who we become, sometimes ignorance helps to remain true to human values and be more empowered. ~

THE BURNT TOAST

THE BURNT TOAST

When  I was a kid, my mom liked to cook food and every now & then I remember she used to cook for us. One night in particular when she had made dinner after a long hard day at work, mom placed a plate of bread jam and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. I was waiting to see if anyone noticed the burnt toast.

But dad just ate his toast and asked me how was my day at school. I don’t remember what I told him that night, but I do remember I heard mom apologizing to dad for burning the toast. And I’ll never forget what he said: “I love burned toast.”

Later that night, I asked dad if he really liked his toast burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, “Your mamma put in a long hard day at work today and she was really tired. And besides, a burnt toast never hurts anyone but harsh words do!”

~ It is important to realize that words have power. We can make a fresh toast but we cannot repair a burnt heart~

COMMON SENSE

COMMON SENSE

A 24 year old boy seeing out from the train’s window shouted…“Dad, look the trees are going behind!”

Dad smiled and a young couple sitting nearby, looked at the 24 year old’s childish behavior with pity.

Suddenly he exclaimed… “Dad, look the clouds are running with us!”

The couple couldn’t resist and said to the old man…“Why don’t you take your son to a good doctor? He lacks basic common sense ”

The old man smiled and said…“I did and we are just coming from the hospital, my son was blind from birth, he just got his eyes today.”

 ~ Being judgemental is so easy that anyone can but one should make the facts clear first, opinions and reality are different most of the times ~

THE DARK CANDLE

THE DARK CANDLE

 

A man had a little daughter--an only and much beloved child.  He lived only for her, she was his life. So when she became ill and her illness resisted the efforts of the best obtainable physicians, he became like a man possessed, moving heaven and earth to bring about her restoration to health.

His best efforts proved fruitless, however, and the child died. The father was totally irreconcilable.  He became a bitter recluse, shutting himself away from his many friends, refusing every activity that might restore his poise and bring him back to his normal self. He was filled with vengeance and would not treat anybody kindly. He lost hope on humanity and refused to be normal. 

    

Then one night he had a dream.  He was in heaven and witnessing a grand pageant of all the little child angels. They were marching in an apparently endless line past the Great White Throne.  Every white-robed, angelic tot carried a candle.  He noticed, however, that one child's candle was not lit.  Then he saw that the child with the dark candle was his own little girl.  Rushing towards her, while the pageant faltered, he seized her in his arms, caressed her tenderly, and asked, "How is that your candle is the only one not lit?"  "Father, they often relight it, but your tears always put it out again," she said.

Just then he awoke from his dream. The lesson was crystal clear, and it's effects were immediate. From that hour on he was no longer a recluse, but mingled freely and cheerfully with his former friends and associates. No longer would his little darling's candle be extinguished by his tears but rather he would light it by caring for other children thus bringing a smile on her angelic face in heaven.

 
~ When we live for someone and love so unconditionally it becomes infinitely eternal, it has to breathe beyond any confines and it does not matter where we are but how we are! ~

MIND YOUR TONGUE

MIND YOUR TONGUE

As a King and his Queen were sitting in their palace one day, a fisherman who was selling fresh fish was brought in front of them. The King decided to buy a fish and gave the fisherman 4000 dirham for it.

The fisherman was overjoyed. He thanked the King and left.

The Queen turned to her husband in anger and scolded him for paying so much for a fish. The King said that the fish was purchased and that there was nothing that could be done about it.

However, the Queen was adamant and insisted that the fisherman be brought back.

"We will ask the fisherman about the gender of the fish," she said. "If he answers that it is female, we will say that we wanted a male fish and if his response is that it is male, we will say that we wanted a female fish! Either way, we will be able to return the fish and have our money back."

So the poor fisherman was called back and was asked the question. The fisherman sensing some danger, replied, "The fish is neither male or female. It is neutral."

The King was impressed by the ingenuity of the man and before the Queen could say anything further, he ordered another 4000 dirham to be paid to him. The fisherman thanked the King again but as he was about to leave with the heavy bag of money, one of the coins fell onto the floor. The fisherman immediately bent down to look for the coin. The Queen was already upset that the fisherman had been given 8000 dirham.

"Look how miserly this man is!" the Queen exclaimed. "One coin has fallen out of his bag full of money and he searches for it instead of leaving it for some other poor servant to find."

The man heard this remark and said, "O Queen, it is not out of miserliness that I search for the coin but rather because it had the picture of the generous King on it. I would not tolerate anyone to cause dishonour to the King by treading on the coin."

The King was so happy with this response that he immediately called for another 4000 dirham to be given to the fisherman. When the Queen saw all this, she thought it was better to hold her tongue and let the man go with the 12000 dirham before the King decided to increase the amount again.

~ Speech is an Art. If one knows what, when and how to talk then such a person will be successful in life. Your tongue is the translator of your intellect. In other words, a person's intellect and wisdom is recognized through his or her speech. ~ 

THE LIZARD STORY

THE LIZARD STORY

 

In order to renovate the house, Kiko broke open the wall. Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls. When tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stuck there because a nail from outside hammered into one of its feet. He sees this, feels pity, and at the same time curious. Curious because when he checked the nail, he realized that the nail was nailed 10 years ago when the house was first built !

What happened? Why did the lizard survive in such position for 10 years? In a dark wall partition for 10 years without moving, it is impossible and mind-boggling.

So Kiko stopped his work and observed the lizard, what it has been doing, and what and how it has been eating.

Later, not knowing from where it came, appears another lizard, with food in its mouth.

Ah! He was stunned and touched deeply. For the lizard that was stuck by nail, another lizard had been feeding it for the past 10 years...

Imagine? It has been doing that untiringly for 10 long years, without giving up hope on its partner.

~ Tough times and situations are to ensure us as to who care for us, unconditionally. ~

THE ROTTEN POTATOES

A kindergarten teacher decided to teach an important lesson to the class. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing few potatoes. Each potato would be given a name of a person that the child hates.

So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some 3 while some up to 5 potatoes.

The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes in the plastic bag wherever they go for 3 days.

After two days the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags.

The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you ?" The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go..  

The teacher said: "This is exactly what happens when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just few days, can you imagine what it means to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime?"

~ The greatest of all is humanity and forgiveness gives life to it, although sounds easy but most difficult to practice ~

SEARCHING IN SILENCE

There once was a farmer who discovered that he had lost his watch in the barn. It was no ordinary watch because it had sentimental value for him. After searching high and low among the hay for a long while; he gave up and enlisted the help of a group of children playing outside the barn.

He promised them that the person who found it would be rewarded.

Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn, went through and around the entire stack of hay but still could not find the watch. Just when the farmer was about to give up looking for his watch, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another chance.

The farmer looked at him and thought, "Why not? After all, this kid looks sincere enough."

So the farmer sent the little boy back in the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The farmer was both happy and surprised and so he asked the boy how he succeeded where the rest had failed.

The boy replied, "I did nothing but sit on the ground and listen. In the silence, I heard the ticking of the watch and just looked for it in that direction."

~ The ability to be an extra-ordinary is as uncommon as one finds himself on the path, one’s belief, determination, and attitude play the major role~

THE STAG STORY

A Stag, which lived in a jungle, decided to go for an outing with his family to another forest. The stag and his family enjoyed the new jungle, which had thick bushes and trees. There- was plenty to eat for all of them.

All of a sudden, the antlers of the stag got caught in the overhanging branches of a tree. The stag struggled hard, but could not free himself. His wife and baby kept on watching helplessly

The stag thought, “Everything was fine till now. Now, I am stuck. We won’t be able to reach our home until I have my antlers free. How unlucky I am! We came here for having a good time, but I think this is the worst period of my life.”

The stag struggled for some more time but it was exhausted. He finally gave up and kept standing there helplessly. The three of them had to spend the whole night like this. The stag kept cursing his fate.

The next morning, a woodcutter who came along saw the stag with his antlers entangled with the branches. He quickly understood the situation, and took pity on the stag. Soon, the woodcutter cut down the branches of the tree and set the stag free.

The stag thanked the woodcutter and rushed back home with his family on reaching home he was shocked to. Learn that a pack of lions had attacked their area, the previous day. Many lives were lost. Some of the dose friends of the stag were also killed.

Within the flash of a second, the stag realized that he and his family were saved because his antlers had got caught in the branches. The moments which he considered to be the life turned out to be the worst period of his life turned out to be the most fortunate for him. He thanked God for having saved his life.

~ What we consider as “The worst period of our life” might turn out to be “The best period of our life”. Welcome the adversities of life with a smile! ~