Monday MARK GOAL of LIFE
Rajeev Maniar
Life Skill Mentor & Free Lance Soft Skills Trainer at Self Employed Professional
A wise man was worried about his lazy son's future as he was getting older.
One day, he called his son and said, “You must learn to take responsibilities and find the real purpose of your life.” Then he handed his son a bag. When the son opened the bag which had some raw food grains n lentils, money and a map.
The wise man said, “I want you to go find a treasure. I have drawn a map of the place where the treasure is hidden, you need to go and find it.”
The next day, he eagerly set out on a journey to find the treasure. Along the way, he met a lot of people. He was helped by some with food and by some with shelter. Finally, he reached his destination. The map showed the treasure being placed below the cliff under the tree. Upon spotting the tree, he began to dig the ground. He spent two days digging for the treasure. By the third day, he was so exhausted that he decided to leave.
Disappointed over his father’s lie, he headed back to his home. This time, he halted to enjoy the blooming flowers in the spring. He learnt to make arrangements for his meals. He met the same people who had helped him earlier. This time he stayed a few days with them and helped them in some or the other way to repay them.
When he reached home, his father hugged him and asked “So how was your journey? Did you find the treasure?” Son replied. . “The journey was fascinating, father. But forgive me for I wasn’t able to find the treasure. Maybe somebody took it before I reached.”
“There wasn’t any treasure in the first place, my son,” his father said, “But why did you send me to find it then?” he asked. “I will surely tell you why, but first you tell me, how was your journey to place?”
“While going I was worried someone else would find the treasure before I did. I was in a hurry to reach the Destination.” However He continued, “I did enjoy the journey on my way back home. I made many friends and witnessed miracles every day. There was so much I learnt that it made me forget the pain of not finding the treasure.”