Theme: Facing adverse situation.
Short Story 07
Water carrier
This story is told in India and dates back to the time when potable water was not supplied through water pipe lines, directly to houses.
People bring water from far away places. Affluent ones engage people to fetch them water from such sources.
The water carriers carry on their shoulders a pole with water pots tied at either ends of a long pole..
One of the water carriers carried water for his master for a long time. One of the two pots developed a crack. He had no money to replace the cracked pot.
Even though the man filled both the pots equally, by the time he reaches his master’s house, he will have only one and a half pots water.
Because of this, he had to make extra trip to the water source that would cause him additional effort and resulting pain.
The water carrier thought to himself, that nothing could go waste, in nature. He thought of an idea and started implementing it earnestly.
He planted seeds of flower plants on either side of the path from the water source up to his master’s house. As he brought the water from the tank, he walked on one side of the path on alternate trips. The leaking water helped the plants to grow. Very soon, they started yielding lovely flowers. He sold these flowers to his masters and others nearby.
Soon he became a gardener and then rich. Theme: Pick the right lesson.
To do so, tt calls for a positive attitude
Know this:
(1) Every experience offers two lessons. One positive and the other negative.
(2) One’s success and well being in life or otherwise depends on what he picks. The right lesson or the wrong ones.
(3) Picking right lesson needs one wear a positive attitude.