Shon Mehta

One There was a small town. In this town there lived a man, with a very bad temper. He would get angry for no apparent reason. One beautiful morning man was walking through the town market. He heard a voice calling him. He looked in that direction. It was the town painter. “Sir, would You like to buy my painting?” asked the painter politely. As always the man was in bad mood   “Your paintings are so bad no one is going to buy them,why don't you beg instead ". Man shouted back. Man kept walking.  After five minutes he totally forgot about the incident But painter didn't. As it happened, the painter was going through a rough patch. It has been long time since he had sold his last painting. He was running out of a money. The painter went home, described whole incident to his wife. His wife and adolescent son heard it. Wife tried to console the painter. All went to sleep hungry, as there was no food to eat, At midnight the painter got up, took out the rop...

O nce upon a time there was a king. He was a good person, but he had one problem. He would feel unhappy all the time. He would worry about a lot many things. Future of his kids, safety of his kingdom, and his own health. Because of his nature, the king could never enjoy anything. One day the king’s minister told him about the great sage, and his ability to help people with their problems.  Immediately the king visited the sage’s ashram. He told the sage about all his troubles. "Hey Wise One, help me with my problem. I am never happy, what should I do?" questioned the king with hopeful eyes. " Always keep in mind nothing is so important in life that you should worry about so much. Life is just emptiness. All this worry will push you towards your early death. So henceforth whenever you will be unhappy, keep saying "Nothing is so important that I should worry so much." advised the sage "This is such a easy thing to do" said the king to himself. The k...