Jay and Vijay had been very close friends
since their childhood. They took a walk one day and they had to cross a river,
pass rocks and a sandy area too. They were chatting while walking. The two had
different opinions which led to a heated argument. This was followed by abusive
words. Things got so bad that in a fit of anger, Jay slapped Vijay. Shocked, Vijay
stared at his friend and wrote on sand “today my best friend slapped me.” Both
resumed their walk but now they were silent.
Then, they reached the river which was
overflowing today. Vijay stepped into the river, slipped and with the force of
water in the direction of the flood, he began to drown. Jay saw this and
without thinking for a second jumped into the river. With difficulty he dragged
Vijay out of the river. He helped Vijay regain his normal breath. When Vijay
became normal, he wrote on a hill “today my best friend saved my life.” Jay who
was observing all this could not help asking, “why did you write on sand when I
slapped you and why are you writing on the hill that I saved your life?” Vijay
replied that “we should soon forget the wrong done by our friends and dear ones
as writing on sand gets erased in no time, but we should always remember the good
they do just as writing on stones is forever.” Saying this, Vijay hugged his
friend and the two walked on happily as if nothing had happened.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Are you a friend?
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