A man came to share his worries to a sufi saint.
He cried,"No job! living is difficult'
The saint asked,"Do you have leather at home?"
Man said,"Yes"
The saint asked,"Do you have a needle at home?"
Man said,"Yes"
The saint asked,"Do you have threads at home?"
Man replied,"Yes"
The saint said,"Then you can atleast sew chappals and sell it to make money.isnt it? Why are you wasting time?
Man replied,"I have been brought up in a fairly respected family.How can i do that? I need a well respected job."
The saint said,"If that is how you think,then you should be living happily however your life is.Because your 'status thinking' wont feed you.If you feel ashamed to do a menial job even when its a question of survival,then live happily in the way you have chosen your life."
This is a simple story but it has great lesson for youth.We simply want this or that job based on this or that qualification.When we are jobless,instead of doing things which gives us scope to be fruitful,we think about status and all.We wont even make efforts to change it yet we keep complaining.If we are not ready to be humble when in dire need,then we need to accept the pathetic choices of ours to be fruitless.
He cried,"No job! living is difficult'
The saint asked,"Do you have leather at home?"
Man said,"Yes"
The saint asked,"Do you have a needle at home?"
Man said,"Yes"
The saint asked,"Do you have threads at home?"
Man replied,"Yes"
The saint said,"Then you can atleast sew chappals and sell it to make money.isnt it? Why are you wasting time?
Man replied,"I have been brought up in a fairly respected family.How can i do that? I need a well respected job."
The saint said,"If that is how you think,then you should be living happily however your life is.Because your 'status thinking' wont feed you.If you feel ashamed to do a menial job even when its a question of survival,then live happily in the way you have chosen your life."
This is a simple story but it has great lesson for youth.We simply want this or that job based on this or that qualification.When we are jobless,instead of doing things which gives us scope to be fruitful,we think about status and all.We wont even make efforts to change it yet we keep complaining.If we are not ready to be humble when in dire need,then we need to accept the pathetic choices of ours to be fruitless.
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