81 change yourself-&_not_the_world
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The king complained about the pain in his feet from walking on the rough, stony roads during a trip through his country. He ordered his people to cover every road with leather to solve this, which would be extremely expensive. However, one wise servant suggested simply making shoes for the king's feet instead of changing the entire road system, which the king realized was a better solution. The story teaches that to make the world a better place, one should focus on changing themselves through improving their own heart and behavior, rather than trying to force others to change, as people have more control over their own actions than those of others.
81 change yourself-&_not_the_world
- 1. 81-Change yourself & not the world: Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country. When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he went for such a long trip, and the road that he went through was very rough and stony. He then ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather. Definitely, this would need thousands of cows' skin, and would cost a huge amount of money. Then one of his wise servants dared himself to tell the king, "Why do you have to spend that unnecessary amount of money ? Why don't you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?" The king was surprised, but he later agreed to his suggestion, to make a "shoe" for himself. There is actually a valuable lesson of life in this story : To make this world a happy place to live, you better change yourself - your heart; and not the world. Many times we have no control as to how the other person should react, behave etc. We try to change him without realizing that others also tried their level best to change you but in vein. You are at the centre point of the society. If you want to change the society, then you should change first. You should set an example to the society. The word society in its micro meaning would be our family, office, residential complex etc.