Shon Mehta

A man went to meet a monk. “I need your help.“ “What is it?” the monk asked. “I spent all my life helping others. I tried to do good, as much as I could. But then, just once, I did a bad deed. Now everyone has forgotten my good deeds, and they think that I am a bad person." The monk thought for a while, and then picked a large vessel and started pouring water in it by using a small mug. Every time monk poured a mug of clear water in the vessel, he said “See, you did a good deed.” After ten-fifteen mugs, suddenly the monk picked some mud and dropped it into the water, saying “See, now you did a bad deed.” Water in the vessel was now all muddy. “You did good, you did good again. But then, you did bad, and suddenly you were never any good.” Said the monk. The man understood. He was disappointed. “So, there is no solution. Everyone is going to think I am a bad person, forever. Just because of my one act.” The monk did not  answer. He kept pourin...

Ilitsa was a compassionate and kind girl. She always helped others. As a token of their appreciation, many tried to give her money. But Ilitsa always declined, saying "I don't take money, as money makes a person evil." One day, the grandmother gave two seeds to Ilitsa, and told her to plant and water them. Ilitsa obediently planted the seeds, and watered them every day. In a few weeks, one seed bloomed in to small plant full of pretty little flowers with a pleasant fragrance, while the other grew into a thorny shrub. Grandmother came visiting again one day, and looked at the second plant. "Ilitsa, what has water done to that plant? It has become all thorny!" Ilitsa looked at her grandmother curiously. "The water didn't make the plant thorny. The seed was of a thorny plant, so it bloomed into thorny plant. Look, here is a plant from the other seed you gave me. It has such beautiful flowers.” Grandmother chuckled. "So, now you understa...