A Happy Cobbler Completing Story
Once there lived a
happy cobbler. He spent his days working and singing from morning to evening.
He had a neighbor who was a banker. He was very rich. One day, the banker came
to the cobbler and said, "How much do you earn a year?" The cobbler
said, "I don't know, and I never think of it." Hearing this, the
banker said, "I know you are a very poor man and your income is very low.
So, you lead a very miserable life. I will help you to change your fortune.”
Then the cobbler said, “Sir, my income is low, but I am happy with what I have.
I don't want anything more.” The next day, the banker came to the cobbler with
a bag of money and said, “Look, there is a lot of money in this bag. I have
brought all this money for you. Take this money." The cobbler was
surprised to see so much money together and refused to accept it. Then the rich
banker said, "You can change your fortune with this money, and this money
will help you a lot in danger." Hearing this, the cobbler took the bag of
money and thanked him. Then the cobbler reached home with the bag of money.
Reaching home, the cobbler faced great trouble with the bag of money. He could
not find any suitable place to keep the money safe. However, once he dug a hole
in his house and kept the bag of money in the hole. Despite keeping the bag of
money in the hole, the cobbler could not be free from tension. He always
thought that his bag of money could be stolen at any time. So, he could not
sleep for even a single moment at night. He always thought of that money.
Besides, he could not concentrate his mind on his work for that money. Finally,
he realized that he had a lot of money but no happiness or peace in his mind.
The next day, he took the bag of money and went to the rich banker. He said to
the rich banker, "Sir, take your bag of money back. This money has taken
away the peace of my mind and the sleep of my eyes. Consequently, I do not need
this kind of money." Saying this, the cobbler went away, keeping the bag
of money there.
Moral of the story: Money can't bring happiness. Happiness lies in contentment.
🔥Written by-
MD. Rafiqul Islam
B. A (Hons), M. A (English)
Assistant Professor in a college
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