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The Lazy Man and The God

The story follows a lazy man who attempts to steal fruits but learns a lesson about relying on divine intervention after witnessing a lion leave meat for a crippled fox. He mistakenly believes he should wait for help instead of taking action, leading to his hunger. An old sage teaches him that he should strive to be proactive like the lion rather than passive like the fox, emphasizing the importance of recognizing one's strengths and making the right choices.

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The Lazy Man and The God

The story follows a lazy man who attempts to steal fruits but learns a lesson about relying on divine intervention after witnessing a lion leave meat for a crippled fox. He mistakenly believes he should wait for help instead of taking action, leading to his hunger. An old sage teaches him that he should strive to be proactive like the lion rather than passive like the fox, emphasizing the importance of recognizing one's strengths and making the right choices.

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The Lazy Man and the God’s Plan

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
the fruit farm. He looked around and didn’t see anyone guarding the fruits on the
tree, so he quickly decided to steal some fruits. But as soon as he walked into the
farm and started to climb the tree, the farmer saw him and started coming at him to
catch him. The lazy man saw the farmer coming at him with a stick, he got afraid
and ran towards the forest nearby and went inside it to hide.

After some time when he felt he started to move on from the forest and while
passing through, he saw the wonderful scene. There was a fox. It had only two legs
and still was crawling on them happily. The lazy man thought, how can this fox stay
alive in such condition?! The fox can’t run, how he must be able to feed himself or
stay alive from the threat of other animals.

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

The lazy man felt happy seeing god’s play. He thought the 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 starting 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 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, the god had shown his
mercy on the crippled fox, but why the god was so cruel to me?”

The old sage with a smile said, “True that the creator has a plan for everyone. You
are obviously a part of the 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”.

Moral: Often we misunderstand the signs. God has given everyone a


strength and ability to do their part. Always learn to see the things in a
positive way and see yourself in a strong position to help the ones who
need. Don’t go for the easy choice. Make a right choice.

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