Hi Everybody,
There was this museum laid with beautiful marble tiles, with a huge marble statue displayed in the middle of the lobby. Many people came from all over the world just to admire this beautiful marble statue.
One night, the marble tiles started talking to the marble statue.
Marble tile: Marble statue, it's just not fair, it's just not fair! Why does everybody from all over the world come all the way here just to step on me while admiring you? Not fair!
Marble statue: My dear friend, marble tile. Do you still remember that we were actually from the same cave?
Marble tile: Yeah! That's why I feel it is even more unfair. We were born from the same cave and yet we receive different treatment now. Not fair!
Marble statue: Then, do you still remember the day when the designer tried to work on you, but you resisted the tools?
Marble tile: Yes, of course I remember. I hate that guy! How could he use those tools on me, it hurt so badly.
Marble statue: That's right! He couldn't work on you at all as you resisted being worked on.
Marble tile: So?
Marble statue: When he decided to give up on you and start working on me instead, I knew at once that I would be something different after his efforts. I did not resist his tools, instead I bore all the painful tools he used on me.
Marble tile: Mmmmmm...
Marble statue: My friend, there is a price to everything in life. Since you decided to give up halfway, you can't blame anybody who steps on you now.
The moral of the story is ... It simply means that the more hard knocks you go through in life, the more you'll learn and put them to use in the future! Do not be discouraged by setbacks and failures. The past is past, you can't change it, but it is actually a blessing in disguise. The past was good, the present is better, and the future will always be the best.
Regards,
Shubha
From United Arab Emirates, Dubai
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19There was this museum laid with beautiful marble tiles, with a huge marble statue displayed in the middle of the lobby. Many people came from all over the world just to admire this beautiful marble statue.
One night, the marble tiles started talking to the marble statue.
Marble tile: Marble statue, it's just not fair, it's just not fair! Why does everybody from all over the world come all the way here just to step on me while admiring you? Not fair!
Marble statue: My dear friend, marble tile. Do you still remember that we were actually from the same cave?
Marble tile: Yeah! That's why I feel it is even more unfair. We were born from the same cave and yet we receive different treatment now. Not fair!
Marble statue: Then, do you still remember the day when the designer tried to work on you, but you resisted the tools?
Marble tile: Yes, of course I remember. I hate that guy! How could he use those tools on me, it hurt so badly.
Marble statue: That's right! He couldn't work on you at all as you resisted being worked on.
Marble tile: So?
Marble statue: When he decided to give up on you and start working on me instead, I knew at once that I would be something different after his efforts. I did not resist his tools, instead I bore all the painful tools he used on me.
Marble tile: Mmmmmm...
Marble statue: My friend, there is a price to everything in life. Since you decided to give up halfway, you can't blame anybody who steps on you now.
The moral of the story is ... It simply means that the more hard knocks you go through in life, the more you'll learn and put them to use in the future! Do not be discouraged by setbacks and failures. The past is past, you can't change it, but it is actually a blessing in disguise. The past was good, the present is better, and the future will always be the best.
Regards,
Shubha
From United Arab Emirates, Dubai
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Hi Shubha,
Thanks for the beautiful story "Price for Everything is Life." It is very true that we have to pay a price for everything in life! Unfortunately, today, people want everything without paying any price. Things should just happen without any effort; in other words, everybody wants a magic wand with them! However, we are not realizing that it is not possible and it is totally against the law of nature. We are in search of immediate gains without any effort, which is just wasting our valuable time and energy! Instead, we could have done things in a better and more useful way, for which nature will definitely reward us with invaluable things!
Thanks once again for such a wonderful story.
-Srinaren
From India, Bangalore
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Thanks for the beautiful story "Price for Everything is Life." It is very true that we have to pay a price for everything in life! Unfortunately, today, people want everything without paying any price. Things should just happen without any effort; in other words, everybody wants a magic wand with them! However, we are not realizing that it is not possible and it is totally against the law of nature. We are in search of immediate gains without any effort, which is just wasting our valuable time and energy! Instead, we could have done things in a better and more useful way, for which nature will definitely reward us with invaluable things!
Thanks once again for such a wonderful story.
-Srinaren
From India, Bangalore
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