"Everyone thinks of changing the world, 
but no one thinks of changing himself."
~Leo Tolstoy


Don't Change 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 servant 
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.
~Author Unknown



P.S:

How fortunate that the king was wise
enough to be open minded !!!!!!

Lucky for the cows in that country !!!!!
Fortunate that the wise servant 
made it alive, too!!!!


Most people are resistant to changing
anything about themselves.....
unless they absolutely have to.


However,change being the only constant...
it is better to change sooner, rather than later,
and better later, rather than never.


One can change willingly.......
or be forced to change .
It is always better, when it is a choice.


Let's choose to make the world a happier
home for all of us by changing ourselves.
Namaste,
Bhagya