Once a king sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wisest man on the earth.The
lad wandered through the desert. Mountains for several days and inquired from hundreds of people about the wisest mainland. He finally reached to a beautiful castle in the high atop of a mountain.
creating the balance in life.
This was the place where the wisest man lived. But to his surprise, he was not at all like a sage. He saw a hive of activates happening there. Tradesmen came and went, people were conversing in the corners, a small orchestra was playing soft music, and finally he saw a table covered with platters of the most delicious food in the part of the world.
The wise man conversed with everyone, and the boy had to wait for more than 3-4 hours to get his turn to meet the wise man. The wise man listened attentively to the boy's curiosity to know about the secret of happiness. The wise man replied that he didn't have time just then to explain the secret of happiness.
The boy began climbing and descending the many stairways of the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. After two hours, he returned to the room where the wise man was."Well," asked the wise man, "did you see the Persian embroideries that are hanging in my dining hall?
Did you see the garden that it took the master gardener ten years to create? Did you notice the beautiful parchments in the library?"
The boy was embarrassed, and confessed that he had observed nothing. His only concern had been not to spill the oil that the wise man entrusted to him.