Once upon a time, there were two neighbours living next
to each other. One of them was a retired teacher and another was an insurance
agent who had a lot of interest in technology. Both of them had planted
different plants in their garden. The retired teacher was giving a small amount
of water to his plants and didn’t always give a full attention to them, while
the other neighbour interested in technology, had given a lot of water to his
plants and looked after them too well.
The retired teacher’s plants were simple but looked good.
The insurance agent’s plants were much fuller and greener. One day, during the
night, there was a heavy rain and a wind due to a minor storm. Next morning,
both of the neighbours came out to inspect the damage to their garden. The neighbour
who was an insurance agent saw that his plants came off from the roots and were
totally destroyed. But the retired teacher’s plants were not damaged at all and
were standing firm.
The insurance agent neighbour was surprised to see it, he
went to the retired teacher and asked, “We both grew the same plants together, I
actually looked after my plants better than your after my plants better than
you did for yours and even gave them more water. Still, my plants came off from
the roots, while yours didn’t. How is that possible?
The retired teacher smiled and said, “You gave your
plants more attention and water, but because of that they didn’t need to work
themselves for it. You made it easy for them. While I gave them just an
adequate amount of water and let their roots search for more. And, because of
that, their roots went deeper and that made their position stronger. That is why
my plants survived.
MORAL: This story
is about parenting where children are like plants. If everything is given to
them, they will not understand the hard work it takes to earn those things. They
will not learn to work themselves and respect it. Sometimes it’s best to guide
them instead of giving them. Teach them how to walk, but let them follow their
path.
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