just
saw this nice story with a wonderful lesson and thought to share it
with u all, pls enjoy:
An
aging King realized that if he died he has no one to take over the
throne. He decided to adopt a son.
He
launched a competition and 10 boys made it to the top. The King said
to them, "I have one last test and whoever comes top will become
my adopted son and heir to my throne".
He
gave each boy a seed of corn and told them to take the seed home,
plant and nurture it for 3 weeks. The 10 boys took their seeds and
ran home to plant their seeds.
In
one home, the boy and his parents were sad when the seed failed to
sprout. The boy had done everything but he failed.
His
friends advised him to buy a seed and plant it but his God fearing
parents who had always taught him honesty refused.
The
day came and the 10 boys went to the palace. All the 9 boys were
successful.
The
King went to each boy asking –
“Is
that what came out of the seed I gave you?" And each boy said
"Yes, your majesty". The King would nod and move down the
line until the last boy in the line who was shaking with fear.
The
King asked him - "What did you do with the seed I gave you?"
The boy said "I planted it and cared for it your majesty but it
failed to sprout." The King went to the throne with the boy and
said, "I gave these boys boiled seeds and a boiled seed cannot
sprout.
If
a King must have one quality, it must be honesty and only this boy
passed the test.”
We live in a society where people will do anything for success.
God
sometimes does not give us things because He wants to teach us a
lesson.
How
many people out there have achieved success the wrong way? How many
people send their children to expensive schools and build houses, buy
expensive cars with stolen money?
How
many people are occupying top positions yet they stole the
certificates? How many people are successful out there at all costs?
