Stories with Moral Lessons

"God's Plan"

Here's another update. :))
Enjoy!
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    Once upon a time, there was a very lazy man who would always look for an easier way to feed himself. One day, while he was searching for something to eat, he saw a fruit farm. He looked around and didn’t see anyone guarding the fruits on the tree, so he decided to quickly steal some. But as soon as he walked into the farm and started to climb the tree, the farmer saw him and started coming to catch him. The lazy man saw the farmer running after him with a stick, he got afraid and ran towards the forest nearby and went inside it to hide.

    After some time, when he had gone through deeper into the wilderness, he saw a wonderful scene. There was a fox. It had only two legs, but it was still crawling on them happily. The lazy man thought, 'How can this fox stay alive in such a condition?! The fox can’t run, how must he be able to feed himself or stay alive from the threat of other animals?'

    Suddenly, he saw a lion coming towards the fox with a piece of meat already in its mouth. All the animals ran away and the lazy man climbed up the tree to save himself. But the fox only stayed where it was; it didn’t have the ability to run on two legs. But, what happened next surprised the lazy man. The lion left the piece of meat, which was in its mouth, for the fox!

    The lazy man felt happy seeing God’s play. He thought that God, who is the creator of all, always has a plan set to take care of what He created. He felt that God must have something planned for him too. So, he left that place and sat somewhere away alone waiting for someone to feed him too. As time started to pass, he kept looking at the road, waiting for his food. He waited there for 2 days without any food! Finally, he couldn’t bear the hunger and started to leave.

    He met an old sage (a wise person famed for wisdom) on the way. He told everything that happened to the sage. The sage first gave him some food and water. After having it, the lazy man asked the sage, “Oh wise one, God had shown his mercy on the crippled fox, but why God was so cruel to me?”

    The old sage said with a smile, “True that the Creator has a plan for everyone. You are obviously a part of God’s plan. But son, you took His sign in a wrong way. He didn’t want you to be like the fox. He wanted you to be like the Lion.”

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Moral: We often misunderstand God's signs. God has given each one of us the strength and ability to do our part. We should always learn to view things in a positive way and see ourselves in the strong position to help the ones who are in need. Don’t go for the easy choice. Make the right choice.

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Did you enjoy it? I hope so! <3
Credits to the author! :)