Thread by @PoornimaNimo

Once there was a man. We will call him Mr Man. Mr Man got married and started his business. Unfortunately he suffered a loss. He took loan from his wife' relatives and his own parents and struggled with his business. But the profits were meagre and far fetched. His wife

tired of supporting him left him. Mr Man went to his friends for solace but they avoided him thinking he would ask money from them. Depressed anguished and totally disheartened Mr Man decided to quit his life as things were not working for him. His personal and proffessional

life was in shambles. So he went to Dwarka and without going inside the temple talked to Krishna. Thats it ! He said ! You did not give me a good life. I Quit ! He sat down near a field dejected. After some time he noticed a farmer sitting nearby. He was wearing a smile on his

face apparently very happy with himself. So Mr Man asked him the reason for his happiness. The farmer face happy and beaming answered "I had planted wheat crop and amla trees. The wheat crop grew quickly within months but the amla tree did not grow. But I still kept watering it

The second year it took root but it did not attain any height but I still kept watering it. Now it grew but for 7 years it bore me no fruit. While I harvested innumerable wheat crops in these 9 years. Then today I saw tiny amla fruits in my amla tree. So, I am happy. My

patience and perseverance bore fruit. Mr Man was listening to the farmer with growing wonderment and enlightenment. The farmer slowly got up walked past Mr Man softly patted him on the shoulder and whispered "just a few days more" Mr Man smiled turned towards the farmer to

thank him for teaching him about perseverence but the farmer was no more visible !! A lone,single peacock feather floated in the air merrily, someone somewhere, a long distance away was playing a flute.......
Taken from Nimos diary of Short Stories.
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