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The Gold CoinsLoading...
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By Lavanya VermaLoading...
This story is about an old man who lived in a house with a garden. He used to hide all his gold coins under stones in his garden.
Every night, before he went to bed, the man went out into his garden to count his coins. He continued the same routine every day, but he never spent a single coin.
One day, a thief saw the old man hiding his coins. Once the old man went back into his house, the thief went to the hiding place and took all the gold. The following day, as the old man came out to count his coins, he found it was gone and started wailing loudly.
His neighbor heard the cries and came running, asked, “Why didn’t you just save the money inside your house where it would’ve been safe?”
The neighbor continued, “Having it inside the house would make it easier to access when you need to buy something.” “Buy something?” answered the old man, “I was never going to spend my gold.”
When hearing this, the neighbor picked up a stone and threw it. Then, he said, “If that’s the case, then save the stone. It’s as worthless as the gold you’ve lost”.
Every night, before he went to bed, the man went out into his garden to count his coins. He continued the same routine every day, but he never spent a single coin.
One day, a thief saw the old man hiding his coins. Once the old man went back into his house, the thief went to the hiding place and took all the gold. The following day, as the old man came out to count his coins, he found it was gone and started wailing loudly.
His neighbor heard the cries and came running, asked, “Why didn’t you just save the money inside your house where it would’ve been safe?”
The neighbor continued, “Having it inside the house would make it easier to access when you need to buy something.” “Buy something?” answered the old man, “I was never going to spend my gold.”
When hearing this, the neighbor picked up a stone and threw it. Then, he said, “If that’s the case, then save the stone. It’s as worthless as the gold you’ve lost”.
Moral: A possession is as important as what it’s used for.