One who read the future
A
man who lived a long time ago believed that he could read the future in
the stars. He called himself an Astrologer and spent his time at night
gazing at the sky. He was always busy worrying about future and
villagers often came to him, hoping to know what their future holds.
One
evening he was walking along the open road outside the village. His
eyes were fixed on the stars. He thought he saw there that the end of
the world was at near. He lost in his thoughts about the future. As he
was looking at the stars, he kept walking without looking down.
Suddenly, he fell into a ditch full of mud and water.
He was
sinking in the muddy water, and madly trying to claw at the slippery
sides of the hole in his effort to climb out. He was unable to crawl
out and fearing for his life, he started screaming for help. His cries
for help soon brought the villagers running.
As they pulled him
out of the mud, one of them said, “You pretend to read the future in the
stars, and yet you fail to see what is at your feet! This may teach you
to pay more attention to what is right in front of you, and let the
future take care of itself.”
“What use is it,” said another, “to read the stars, when you can’t see what’s right here on the earth?”
Moral:
We all want our future to be bright and happy, but the time doesn’t
stop for anyone. Each tomorrow turns into today, your present is also a
part your future. There is always a tomorrow to look forward to and
improve, but you can’t go back to yesterday. So, maintain the balance
of your present life while you work for a better tomorrow
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