Life's lessons: Helping others will in turn help you

Once upon a time Krishna and Arjun went for a short stroll around the city. They saw a poor looking priest begging. Arjun felt pity on him and he gave him a bag full of 100 gold coins. The priest became very happy and thanked Arjun. He saw another person who needed help. The priest could have spared a coin or two to help that person. However, he chose to ignore it.

But a thief robbed him of his bag of coins and ran away.

Next day when Arjun saw the same priest begging he was surprised. The priest told him about the whole incident.

So, this time Arjun gave him a diamond.

The priest again saw someone who needed help but he chose to ignore. He safely put the diamond in an empty pot of water with a plan to cash it out later and live a wealthy life. His wife came home and picked up that empty pot of water, walked towards the river close by to fill up the water. She put the whole pot into the running river water to fill it up. She filled up the pot but the diamond was gone.

Arjun and Krishna saw him begging again. Arjun felt bad and started thinking if this priest will ever have a happy life. Shree Krishna gave that priest one coin which was not even enough for buying a lunch or dinner for one person and told Arjun to follow that priest and find out.

On the way, the priest saw a fisherman who was getting a fish out of his net. The priest felt pity at fish. So the priest paid the fisherman and took the fish. He put the fish in his small pot of water which he always carried with him.

The fish, struggling in a small pot of water, ended up throwing out a diamond from the mouth. At that same point, the thief who had robbed the priest was passing through there. He thought that the priest recognized him and ran to the priest. He apologized and returned his bag.

Moral: When you have enough to help others, don’t let that chance go. Your good deeds will always be repaid.