Once upon a time, a little boy was told that he could put his hand in the candy jar and take some candies. He had only one chance to take as much as he could in one hand fold.
The boy had his eyes wide open. He put his hand into the jar, stretched the fingers as wide as he could. He dug deep into the candies and grabbed a whole bunch in a tight grip. When he retrieved his hand, only to find that his grip couldn’t pass the neck of the jar. He loosened the fingers to let go some. Still, his grip got stuck in the neck of the jar. He let go some more; and some more, until he could hold the amount of candies that allowed him to retrieve his hand from the jar.
He looked at the jar and looked at his hand. He smiled!
The amount of candies the little boy once had was temporary. What he finally could hold and retrieve his hand from the jar was reality!
Great story.
I love the way he responded when things didn’t go exactly as planned.
He smiled.😁
That tells me he was grateful for what he could get.
Now that’s a lesson on its own.
Thanks for sharing.
I read a lot of fables as a child! They all end with: the moral of the lesson is… I didn’t include the moral of the lesson and the readers decide. Thank you for reading!
I have always liked this fable. Do you know the Buddhist have a similar story lesson. They remind us that monkeys are captured by their greed. A cored coconut is filled with a large snack and an opening just small enough for the monkey to squeeze its hand into. When the monkey refuses to release the food it becomes trapped.
I LOVE this! I feel like there are actually a lot of life lessons that can be gleaned from this story. I am curious- what is the prompt from? I hope you are doing so well, Miriam!
Thank you!!!! I am going to have to check that out! I am doing well- busy with my new nursing job- it was incredibly hard at first, but things are starting to click now! I hope you have a beautiful rest of your week 🙂
Haha! I am one of those parents to blame! My daughter had her 9th birthday party. When she opened one presents, she said, “I have this one already.” Then a few more later, she said “I have this one already.” Do you know how embarrassed I was??
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This is a great post!
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Thank you Miss Ananya!
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Beautiful story with a glorious and meaningful message. ☺
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Thank you so much!
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Great story.
I love the way he responded when things didn’t go exactly as planned.
He smiled.😁
That tells me he was grateful for what he could get.
Now that’s a lesson on its own.
Thanks for sharing.
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I read a lot of fables as a child! They all end with: the moral of the lesson is… I didn’t include the moral of the lesson and the readers decide. Thank you for reading!
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Maybe it is like choosing a wife!! Or… Living with one!! (<:
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Ooops! Are you living in a world where you could have more than one wife?
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LOL! No, I was thinking more in terms of personal favors within the relationship. As the Honeymoon period comes to an end and reality sets in!!
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Oh…. happy marriage!
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More like character traits you are looking for in a spouse!
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I see! They come in the whole package!
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Sort of like dreams and reality! Must have a balance!!
Dwight
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Thank you, Dwight! Yes, when you have so much, you get excited, but reality is reality!
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Lovely story! 😍
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Thank you!! 🙂
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🙂 ♥
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🙂 🙂
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🙂 ❤
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♥*♥*♥
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Well said. We do seem to want to grab more than we need
or could ever use.
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I still have many clothes and shoes never wore the last 10 years since the cancer treatment. Have to give them away soon!
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You just reminded me of the clothes I need to donate, also!
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I went through several cycles of donation, holding on some, finally gave them away, still have a lot more to let go!!!
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I have always liked this fable. Do you know the Buddhist have a similar story lesson. They remind us that monkeys are captured by their greed. A cored coconut is filled with a large snack and an opening just small enough for the monkey to squeeze its hand into. When the monkey refuses to release the food it becomes trapped.
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Oh, I haven’t heard of that one. That is a good one. Thank you for sharing!
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A great lesson here. you don’t need everything you wish you could have.
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Yes, at this point of my life, I try to get rid of as much as I could…!!
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What a beautiful story.
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Thank you so much!
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This is a good way to remind ourselves we should not bite more than we chew!
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That’s right!
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Lesson of life presented so beautifully 👌🏻
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Thank you very much!
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Much to learn from this post ma’am, thanks for sharing.
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Thank you so much,Subbashini!
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I LOVE this! I feel like there are actually a lot of life lessons that can be gleaned from this story. I am curious- what is the prompt from? I hope you are doing so well, Miriam!
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The prompt is from WP. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/temporary/
I’m doing well. How are you doing!
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Thank you!!!! I am going to have to check that out! I am doing well- busy with my new nursing job- it was incredibly hard at first, but things are starting to click now! I hope you have a beautiful rest of your week 🙂
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Yes, I haven’t seen you for a while. I’m glad you finally get on the routine. Have a wonderful week to you!
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Thank you , Miriam 🙂
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You’re Welcome!!!
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You need to send that sensible boy over to me Miriam. He can teach my two sons a few things about life. Lovely post.
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Haha! I am one of those parents to blame! My daughter had her 9th birthday party. When she opened one presents, she said, “I have this one already.” Then a few more later, she said “I have this one already.” Do you know how embarrassed I was??
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I hope I didn’t make any inference that offend you!
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