Shon Mehta

A man went to a magician. He had heard that the magician had the power to put a person in any mask he wants. "I want to be a popular man. Do you have a mask of a popular man?” “Yes, I have. Here, wear this mask.” Saying this, the magician put him in a mask. The man went home with the mask. He was now a popular man; everybody appeared pleased with him, and praised him all the time. He loved all the attention he was getting. But, soon, he started feeling anxious. "What if  tomorrow  I do something wrong? All these people will then stop loving me.” the man thought to himself. He couldn’t sleep that night. Next day he worked extra hard to make others happy, so that he could remain popular. But at the end of a day, he felt more anxious than before. This went on for a while. After some time, the man couldn't take it anymore. He went back to the magician. "I don't want this mask. It is making me anxious all the time. Please give me a different mask...