Raj_77 via Facebook
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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?
May this story enlighten our hearts and minds!
