An Inspirational story

There is a story told of a king who lived long ago in a country across the sea. One Day When everybody is sleeping he placed a large stone in the road that led past his palace. Then he hides behind a hedge and waited to see what would happen.

First came a farmer with his wagon heavily loaded with grain, he went on complaining of the uselessness of others, but not touching the stone himself.

Soon afterwards, a young soldier came singing along the road. He was thinking of the wonderful bravery he would show in the war. The soldier angrily shouts about the lazy people who had no more sense than to leave such a huge rock in the road. Then he, too, walked away,

At last, A girl came who was very tired, because she had been busy since early morning at her work. But she said to herself, “It is almost dark. Somebody may fall over this stone in the night, and perhaps he could be badly hurt. I will move it out of the way.” So she tugged at the heavy stone. It was hard to move, but she pulled and pulled, and pushed, and lifted until at last, she moved it from its place. T

To her surprise, she found a box underneath. She lifted the box. It was heavy, for it was filled with something. Upon it was written: “This box belongs to the one who moves the stone.” She opened the lid, and found it was full of gold! The miller’s daughter went home with a happy heart.

When the farmer and the soldier and all the others heard what had happened, they gathered around the spot in the road where the stone had been. They scratched at the dust with their feet, hoping to turn up a piece of gold. “My friends,” said the king, “we often find obstacles and burdens in our way. We may complain out loud while we walk around them if we choose, or we can lift them and find out what they mean. Disappointment is usually the price of laziness.”