A Royal Lesson
Once upon a time long ago, there was a king who ruled a country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant places in the land. When he returned home to his castle, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time he had gone on such a long trip, and the roads that he walked were dirty, rough, and stony. He ordered his subjects to cover every road of the country with leather. Doing so would have required millions of cattle hides, and would have cost a tremendous amount of gold, more gold than was in the entire kingdom. One of the king’s servants said to the king, “Why spend a huge amount of gold on covering the roads with leather? Why not cover just your feet in leather, for a small amount of gold?” The king was surprised by the idea, but he agreed, and so he had ‘shoes’ made for himself.
The lesson of the story is that if you want to make the world a better place, start with yourself.
by Author Unknown
Once upon a time long ago, there was a king who ruled a country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant places in the land. When he returned home to his castle, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time he had gone on such a long trip, and the roads that he walked were dirty, rough, and stony. He ordered his subjects to cover every road of the country with leather. Doing so would have required millions of cattle hides, and would have cost a tremendous amount of gold, more gold than was in the entire kingdom. One of the king’s servants said to the king, “Why spend a huge amount of gold on covering the roads with leather? Why not cover just your feet in leather, for a small amount of gold?” The king was surprised by the idea, but he agreed, and so he had ‘shoes’ made for himself.
The lesson of the story is that if you want to make the world a better place, start with yourself.
by Author Unknown
