#happy 2023

The Lion and the Mouse:

Once when a lion, the king of the jungle, was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down on him. This soon awakened the lion, who placed his huge paw on the mouse, and opened his big jaws to swallow him.

"Pardon, O King!" cried the little mouse. "Forgive me this time. I shall never repeat it and I shall never forget your kindness. And who knows, I may be able to do you a good turn one of these days!"

The lion was so tickled by the idea of the mouse being able to help him that he lifted his paw and let him go.

Sometime later, a few hunters captured the lion, and tied him to a tree. After that they went in search of a wagon, to take him to the zoo.

Short StoriesJust then the little mouse happened to pass by. On seeing the lion's plight, he ran up to him and gnawed away the ropes that bound him, the king of the jungle.

"Was I not right?" said the little mouse, very happy to help the lion.

Moral: Small acts of kindness will be rewarded greatly.

A gentleman was walking through an elephant camp, and he spotted that the elephants weren’t being kept in cages or held by the use of small rope all that was holding them back from escaping the camp, was a small piece of rope tied to one of their legs.

As the man gazed upon the elephants, he was completely confused as to why the elephants didn’t just use their strength to break the rope and escape the camp. They could easily have done so, but instead, they didn’t try to at all.

Curious and wanting to know the answer, he asked a trainer nearby why the elephants were just standing there and never tried to escape.



The trainer replied;
"when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.”
The only reason that the elephants weren’t breaking free and escaping from the camp was that over time they adopted the belief that it just wasn’t possible.



Moral of the story:
No matter how much the world tries to hold you back, always continue with the belief that what you want to achieve is possible. Believing you can become successful is the most important step in actually achieving it

*FROM A WISEMAN*

*I have tasted all that is sweet , but I found nothing sweeter than good health . I have tasted all that was bitter , but nothing was more bitter than being in need of good people . And I have carried both iron and rocks , but nothing was heavier than keeping anger and bitterness*.

*I have discovered therefore that , life is comprised only of two days : A day for you and a day against you ! . So , when it is your day , do not be reckless . And when the day is against you , be patient . Because , both days will end/expire !*

*If you cannot be a bridge to connect people , do not be a wall to separate them . If you cannot be a light to brighten people's lives ; do not be darkness covering their efforts . If you cannot be water to help people's crops sprout , do not be a pest destroying their crops . If you cannot be a vaccine to give life , do not be a virus to terminate it . If you cannot be a pencil to write anyone's happiness , then , try to be a nice eraser to remove their sadness .* *We can only be each. other's keeper.

An Old Man Lived in the Village


An old man lived in the village. He was one of the most unfortunate people in the world. The whole village was tired of him; he was always gloomy, he constantly complained and was always in a bad mood.

The longer he lived, the more bile he was becoming and the more poisonous were his words. People avoided him, because his misfortune became contagious. It was even unnatural and insulting to be happy next to him.

He created the feeling of unhappiness in others.

But one day, when he turned eighty years old, an incredible thing happened. Instantly everyone started hearing the rumour:

 

“An Old Man is happy today, he doesn’t complain about anything, smiles, and even his face is freshened up.”

 

The whole village gathered together. The old man was asked:

Villager: What happened to you?

 

“Nothing special. Eighty years I’ve been chasing happiness, and it was useless. And then I decided to live without happiness and just enjoy life. That’s why I’m happy now.” – An Old Man

 

Moral of the story:
Don’t chase happiness. Enjoy your life.