Katha 22 – Man, Cherry and – A

There was a rich man.

One day he got a cherry. He showed it to another man.

Another man said, “Wow! You have got a cherry. You have become a great man now.”

First one said, “Yes! I am a great man. That’s why I found this. It’s mine”.

Another one said, “You are lucky”.

First one said, “And you don’t have it. So I am definitely greater than you”

One rich man found another cherry. He kept it side because he had eaten one.

Another man said, “Wow! You have got another cherry”.

First one said, “Yes! I am a great man. That’s why I found this also. And of course it’s mine".

Another one said, “You are lucky”.

First one said, “Yes. Luck comes to great men only".

Another one said, “What are you going to do with it?”

First one said, “Of course I will keep it in my cherry collection. That will grow my treasures".  

So the rich man had many cherries. Or, those cherries made him rich. Cherries were dry, wrinkled and foul smelling. Because he hadn’t ate them.

So there was a rich man with a cherries and it was not needed to tell it. The foul smell of cherries was sufficient to spread the fact.

One day the rich man found an apple. He showed it to another man.

Another man said, “Wow! You have got an apple. You have become a great man now”.

First one said, “Yes! I am a great man. I had cherries. That’s why I also got an apple. And, of course, it’s mine. Now I am greater”.

Another one said, “Yes, you are lucky”.

Katha 02 – Man, bucket and water – E

One man used to get half bucketful of water every day.

So every day he used to say, today I have got only half a bucketful of water. When will I get full bucketful of water?

Then one day he got full bucketful of water.

So he was satisfied and happy.

One man used to get half bucketful of water every day.

Every day he used to say, today I have got only half a bucketful of water. When will I get full bucketful of water?

Then one day he got full bucketful of water.

Then he thought, what if I get two buckets of water today… I will be more satisfied and happier.

So, one man actually got two buckets of water one day. Then (as you may have guessed correctly) he thought what if I get three buckets of water today… and he actually got three buckets of water on next day. So he thought … and he actually started to believe in the power of Positive thinking.

So, one man actually got three buckets of water one day. Then (as you may have guessed correctly) he thought I am not satisfied. What if I get still more … and he actually got more. So he thought … and he became greedy. The more he got the more unsatisfied he became. That made him unhappy. And one day he got less and he became still more unsatisfied and unhappy.

So, one day one man told him, happiness has nothing to do with what and how much you get. Look at me.