Short parables about life with morals - wise, for children

Quotes about love

The statements of great people about love can revive old memories. As you read, you become convinced that many people experience similar feelings. Quotes provide an opportunity to characterize your favorite artist or writer as a cynic, romantic, or vain owner.

“The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupery is a work loved by children and adults. The book collected many beautiful statements about existence and its values. The fairy tale tells about the little prince and the rose. The writer took the image of a rose from his wife Consuelo. Consuelo is hot-tempered, capricious, like a rose. The writer tenderly and reverently loved her, like a little prince.

“It’s pointless to listen to what flowers say. You just need to look at them, inhaling their aroma."

Parable about friendship

There were two neighbors. The first one bought a rabbit for his children. The children of another neighbor asked to buy some kind of pet for them too. Their father bought them a German Shepherd puppy. Then the first said to the second: “But he will eat my rabbit!” - No, think about it, my shepherd is a puppy, and your rabbit is still a child. They will grow up together and become friends. There won't be any problems. And it looked like the dog's owner was right. They grew up together and became friends. It was normal to see a rabbit in a dog's yard and vice versa. The children were happy. One day, the rabbit's owner and his family went away for the weekend, and the rabbit was left alone. It was Friday. On Sunday evening, the dog's owner and his family were drinking tea on the veranda when their huge dog walked in. In his teeth he held a rabbit: battered, dirty with blood and dirt, and, worst of all, dead. The owners attacked their dog and almost killed the dog. - The neighbor was right. What now? We just needed this. They will return in a few hours. What to do? Everyone looked at each other. The poor dog whined and cried, licking his wounds. – Can you imagine what will happen to their children? One of the children came up with an idea: “Let’s give him a good bath, dry him with a hairdryer and put him in his house in the yard.” Since the rabbit was not torn, they did so. The rabbit was put in his house, his head was laid on his paws, it seemed that he was sleeping. And then they heard that the neighbors were returning. The dog's owners rushed into their house and closed the doors. A few minutes later they heard children screaming. Found! A couple of minutes later there was a knock on their door. The rabbit's owner stood pale and frightened on the threshold. It seemed as if he had met a ghost. - What's happened? What happened to you? – asked the dog’s owner. - Rabbit... rabbit... - Dead? And this afternoon he seemed so cheerful! – He died on Friday! - On Friday? “Before we left, the children buried him at the end of the garden!” And now he lies in his house again! The dog, who had been searching for his missing childhood friend since Friday, finally found him and dug him up to save him. And he took it to his owners so that they could help. Moral: You should never judge in advance, without checking what actually happened.

Parable about the best husband

One day a woman came to the priest and said: “You married me and my husband two years ago.” Now separate us. I don't want to live with him anymore. “What is the reason for your desire to get a divorce?” asked the priest. The woman explained this: “Everyone’s husband returns home on time, but my husband is constantly delayed.” Because of this, there are scandals at home every day. The priest, surprised, asks: “Is this the only reason?” “Yes, I don’t want to live with a person who has such a disadvantage,” the woman answered. - I will divorce you, but on one condition. Come home, bake some big delicious bread and bring it to me. But when you bake bread, don’t take anything from the house; ask your neighbors for salt, water, and flour. “And be sure to explain to them the reason for your request,” said the priest. This woman went home and, without delay, got down to business. She went to her neighbor and said: “Oh, Maria, lend me a glass of water.” — Have you run out of water? Isn't there a well dug in the yard? “There is water, but I went to the priest to complain about my husband and asked him to divorce us,” that woman explained, and as soon as she finished, the neighbor sighed: “Oh, if you only knew what kind of husband I have!” - and began to complain about her husband. Afterwards the woman went to her neighbor Asya to ask for salt. “You’ve run out of salt, are you asking for just one spoon?” “There is salt, but I complained to the priest about my husband, asked for a divorce,” says that woman, and before she had time to finish, the neighbor exclaimed: “Oh, if you only knew what kind of husband I have!” - and began to complain about her husband. So, no matter who this woman went to to ask, she heard complaints from everyone about their husbands. Finally, she baked a large, delicious bread, brought it to the priest and gave it to her with the words: “Thank you, taste my work with your family.” Just don’t think about divorcing me and my husband. - Why, what happened, daughter? - asked the priest. “My husband, it turns out, is the best,” the woman answered him.

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You cannot be anyone else, but only who you are. Relax! Existence needs you this way.

One day the king came to the garden and saw withering and dying trees, bushes and flowers. The oak tree said that it was dying because it could not be as tall as the pine tree. Turning to the pine tree, the king found it falling because it could not produce grapes like a grapevine. And the vine died because it cannot bloom like a rose. Soon he found one plant that gladdened his heart, blooming and fresh.

After questioning, he received this answer:

“I take it for granted, because when you imprisoned me, you wanted to get joy.” If you wanted an oak, grapes or a rose, you would plant them. Therefore, I think that I cannot be anything other than what I am. And I try to develop my best qualities. You are here because existence needed you just the way you are! Otherwise someone else would be here. You are the embodiment of something special, significant, something very important. Why do you need to be a Buddha? If God wanted another Buddha, he would have produced as many Buddhas as he wanted. But he created only one Buddha, that is enough. Since then he has not created another Buddha or Christ. Instead, he created you. Think about how much attention the Universe paid to you! You are chosen - not Buddha, not Christ, not Krishna. Their work is done, they have contributed to existence. Now you are here to contribute. Look at yourself. You can only be yourself... it is impossible for you to become someone else. You can rejoice and bloom, or you can wither if you don't accept yourself.

Friends, read the very useful book by V.V. Ponomarenko - Practical characterology with elements of forecasting and behavior management (7 radicals) and then you will understand why and why nature created you this way and not others.

Parable about a butterfly

One day, a butterfly pupa fell into the hands of a man. He took her and looked at her for several hours, seeing how she struggled to squeeze her body out of the small hole in the cocoon. Time passed, she kept trying to get out of the cocoon, but there was no progress. It seemed that she was completely exhausted and could no longer do it... Then the man decided to help the butterfly. He took the scissors and cut the cocoon all the way. The butterfly came out of it easily, but its body was somewhat atrophied, small, and its wings were folded and compressed. The man continued to watch her, he expected that at any moment she would open her wings and fly. But that did not happen. Until the end of its days, the butterfly was left with a deformed body and glued wings. She could never spread her wings and fly. The man did not know that the hard cocoon and the incredible efforts made by the butterfly to exit the small hole were necessary for the body to take the correct shape and for forces to enter the wings through the strong body and be ready to fly as soon as it was freed from the cocoon. Moral: Don't help if you don't know how or aren't sure that your help will really be useful. Don't interfere with the nature of things you didn't create. Otherwise, you might just do some harm.

The power of a word

A blind old man sat on the street with a sign, begging for alms from passers-by. There were only a few moments in his box, the summer sun falling on his long, thin legs. At this time, a charming young woman passed by, who, stopping for a moment, picked up a sign and wrote something herself. The old man only moved his head, but did not say anything after her.

An hour later the girl was walking back, he recognized her by her hasty and light steps. The box at that time was full of new shiny coins, which were added every minute by people passing by.

- Dear girl, were you the one who changed my sign? I'd like to know what it says. “It says nothing but the truth, I just corrected it slightly.” It reads: “It’s so beautiful now, but unfortunately I will never be able to see it.” After tossing a couple of coins, the girl gave the old man a smile and left.

A short parable about the meaning of life.

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“May your soul be in peace and harmony. May your hearts find peace and light,” the prophet wished for the people. They laughed at his words. “May love always be with you and never leave you. May happiness be your companion in life,” the prophet wished the people. They spat at him.

“May all your dreams come true, and may troubles not touch your families and homes,” the prophet wished to the people. They beat him with sticks. “Good and love will conquer evil and hatred. Must definitely win...” - the prophet whispered. But people killed him. And tears flowed from their eyes...

Parables tell us how to manage to live in this world. After all, this is possible only in the interaction of the spiritual and everyday. How to learn to stand with your feet on the ground and with your head in the sky? How to pacify inner chaos? How to learn to feel and hear Him? After all, until we hear, we are not real.

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Signs on a person's path

Finally, we’ll tell you a parable that can be read to a child. She teaches us to be attentive to those signs that we pay little attention to as we walk through life. Dean, a little boy, was walking along the road. For no apparent reason, he fell, hit himself painfully and injured his leg. Then he began to be indignant at why God did not save him from falling. And at this time a poisonous snake was crawling out of the road ahead. The boy took a different road and got into a thunderstorm. He decided to take cover under a tree, but, heading towards it, he fell again and hit himself. Again he expressed his indignation that God was not protecting him, and turned onto another path. And at this time lightning struck the trunk of the tree under which he was going to hide, and it caught fire

He walked along the third road very carefully, relying only on himself. But he fell anyway and this time he broke his arm.

At this point he lost all faith and walked through the mountains. This was useful, because the third road led to a cliff. Climbing the mountain, the boy saw a poisonous snake on the first road, a burnt tree on the second road, and an abyss at the end of the third road. Then he realized that God protected him every time, and his faith returned to him.

Any failure can become a success. An accident can prevent a big disaster that lies ahead. To make your life path smooth and calm, study philosophical parables - a source of experience and wisdom.

The impossible is possible!

“THE 3rd FLOOR VILLA, POOL AND GARDEN ON THE SEA SHORE FOR SALE. COST 1 DOLLAR"

“Nonsense!” thought the homeless man and threw away the newspaper. Walking through the courtyards in search of food, he saw a large notice on the wall:

“THE 3rd FLOOR VILLA, POOL AND GARDEN ON THE SEA SHORE FOR SALE. COST 1 DOLLAR"

“Is it a typo?” thought the homeless man and went on grumbling. Going out onto the wide street, he noticed a huge banner that read:

“THE 3rd FLOOR VILLA, POOL AND GARDEN ON THE SEA SHORE FOR SALE. COST 1 DOLLAR"

The homeless man thought about it. And he became curious about what kind of madman could write such a thing and decided to check it out. He had nothing to lose except the last dollar in his pocket. Arriving at the address, he saw the same villa. He called timidly. A beautiful woman opened the door for him.

- Sorry! I'm following an ad. What does it say is a joke? - Yes Yes! Everything is correct. - I'm talking about the cost. 1 dollar? This is true? - Yes. 1 dollar. If you are interested, you can take a look around the house.

Of course, the homeless man liked everything and, having given his last dollar, became the owner of a luxurious villa. But still I decided to find out why the price is so low? To which the woman, smiling, said: “Before my husband died, he indicated in his will that I would sell our villa and transfer the proceeds to the account of his mistress. That's what I did! The ad was posted for six months, and you were the only one who responded to it. All the best to you." And the woman left.

We are all given a chance! You just need to BELIEVE that the impossible is possible.

Parable about grievances

The student asked the teacher: “You are so wise.” You are always in a good mood, never angry. Help me to be like that too. The teacher agreed and asked the student to bring potatoes and a transparent bag.

“If you get angry with someone and harbor a grudge,” said the teacher, “then take a potato.” Write on it the name of the person with whom the conflict occurred, and put these potatoes in a bag. - And it's all? – the student asked in bewilderment. “No,” answered the teacher. – You should always carry this bag with you. And every time you are offended by someone, add potatoes to it.

The student agreed. Some time passed. The student's bag was replenished with potatoes and became quite heavy. It was very inconvenient to always carry it with you. In addition, the potatoes that he put in at the very beginning began to spoil. It became covered with a slippery nasty coating, some sprouted, some bloomed and began to emit a sharp, unpleasant odor.

The student came to the teacher and said: “It’s no longer possible to carry this with you.” Firstly, the bag is too heavy, and secondly, the potatoes have spoiled. Suggest something different.

But the teacher replied: “The same thing happens to you.” You just don't notice it right away. Actions turn into habits, habits into character, which gives rise to fetid vices. I gave you the opportunity to observe this process from the outside. Every time you decide to be offended or, conversely, offend someone, think about whether you need this burden.

Let's take advantage of the positives

An African king had a close friend with whom he grew up. This friend, when considering any situation that ever happened in his life, be it positive or negative, had a habit of saying: “That's good!” One day the king was hunting. A friend used to prepare and load guns for the king. Apparently he did something wrong while preparing one of the guns. When the king took the gun from his friend and fired it, his thumb was torn off. Investigating the situation, the friend, as usual, said: “This is good!” To this the king replied: “No, this is not good!” - and ordered his friend to be sent to prison. About a year passed, the king hunted in an area in which, in his opinion, he could be completely fearless. But the cannibals captured him and brought him to their village along with everyone else. They tied his hands, hauled a pile of wood, set up a post and tied the king to the post. As they came closer to light the fire, they noticed that the king was missing a thumb on his hand. Because of their superstition, they never ate anyone who had a defect in their body. Having untied the king, they released him. Returning home, he remembered the incident when he lost his finger, and felt remorse for his treatment of his friend. He immediately went to the prison to talk to him. “You were right,” he said, “it was good that I was left without a finger.” And he told everything that had just happened to him. “I really regret putting you in prison, it was bad of me.” “No,” said his friend, “that’s good!” - What are you saying? Is it good that I sent my friend to prison for a whole year? “If I weren’t in prison, I would be there with you.”

On the same topic.

“A peasant who had a horse was considered a rich man in his village. They envied him. But when his horse went into the forest and did not return, people stopped envying him, and some even pitied him. But when his horse returned and brought with him a nobody's horse from the forest, everyone again began to envy him, but when his son fell from this horse and broke his leg, some stopped envying him. But when the war began, and all the guys were taken into the army, but his son was not taken, everyone again began to envy him ... " .

A good exercise will help you, which helps to systematically change your thinking towards the positive Exercise: “Drawing out the positives”

Why do people scream

One day the Teacher asked the students: “Why do people raise their voices when they quarrel?” “They’re probably losing their calm,” the students suggested. – But why raise your voice if the second person is next to you? - asked the Teacher.

The students shrugged their shoulders in bewilderment. It never even occurred to them. Then the teacher said: “When people quarrel and discontent between them increases, their hearts move away.” And along with them, their souls move away. They have to raise their voices to hear each other. And the stronger their resentment and anger, the louder they scream. What happens when people are in love? They do not raise their voices, but speak very quietly. Their hearts are very close, and the distance between them is almost completely erased.

– What happens when people are ruled by love? – asked the Teacher. “They don’t even speak, they just whisper. And sometimes no words are needed - their eyes say it all. Do not forget that quarrels distance you from each other, and words spoken in a raised tone increase this distance many times over. Do not abuse this, because the day will come when the distance between you will increase so much that you will no longer find a way back.

Four wives

This parable, through images of people, tells about what our life consists of and how we should relate to what happens in it. It talks about a sultan who has four wives. Most of all he loved the fourth of them, the youngest and most attractive. She also loved her husband and gratefully accepted his gifts and affection. The third wife was very beautiful, and the Sultan also loved her. He often boasted about her to the rulers of other countries and was afraid of losing her. The second wife was very smart. She was the Sultan's adviser and helped him in solving his problems. But the Sultan did not love his first wife. She was old, he did not choose her himself, but inherited her from his deceased brother. She loved the Sultan, always tried to please him and do everything possible for the prosperity of the country and her husband.

One day the Sultan fell ill and felt death approaching. Then he decided to invite his beloved wives to accompany him to the kingdom of the dead. The first, second and third wife categorically refused to do this, promising only to bury him with all honors. The Sultan was surprised and upset by their answers. But suddenly the fourth wife spoke. She promised to be with the Sultan wherever he goes after death

Then he noticed that she was grieving more than anyone and looked exhausted. Then the Sultan regretted that he had not loved her earlier and had not paid her due attention.

So we, as this parable sums it up, have four wives. Our body is the first wife. No matter how much we care for it, after death we will leave behind a mortal shell. Career, wealth, position in society - this is the third wife; when we go to another world, all this will remain different. Relatives are our second wife. No matter how much they care about us during life, after our death they will remain in this world. The soul, which we usually devote little time to during life, will be with us until the very end. And it’s up to us how it will look at the end of our journey.

Guiding Light

In ancient times, when there were still no World Wide Web networks and various engines, people went sailing on simple ships. Then one risky team went on a long journey full of dangers.

A few days later, their ship was caught in a storm and sank, and only a couple of experienced sailors managed to escape. They woke up on a distant unfamiliar island, gradually losing their minds in fear and hunger.

One particularly sunny day, an alien ship docked there. This brought immense joy to the rescued, and they decided to build a tall and durable lighthouse. Despite the persuasion, they remained on this island until the end of their days, only rejoicing in their destiny. Guiding people became a great happiness and honor for each of them.

Eastern parables about the meaning of life

And another similar parable, an eastern parable about the meaning of life based on the poetic lines of Rabindranath Tagore about our spiritual blindness and deafness.

Oleg Korolev

Before leaving home in search of God, the man exclaimed, “I realized that my house disgusted me, how could I live in it for so long, who bewitched me and kept me here?” God answered "I". Not hearing Him, he looked at his wife, who, unaware of her husband’s tossing, was quietly sleeping, clutching her child to her chest. “Where were my eyes, where was my heart? How did this woman bewitch me? Why are they here? Who is this?" God answered "I". The man again did not hear Him. A man came out of the house and shouted, “I am coming to You, Lord! I will pass any tests, accomplish all kinds of feats, overcome the most difficult obstacles. I will do everything to find you! Where are you?" “Here,” God answered. And again he remained unheard. The child cried in his sleep, the wife sighed... “Come back,” said God. But no one heard him. “Well,” the Lord sighed, “go.” But where will you find me? I'm staying here"

There are many parables about the value of life, about the quality of our lives. These are Eastern parables, Christian parables, Zen parables, parables in poetry and even songs. The meaning of our life depends on what we mean by this concept.

Criticism

One married couple moved to live in a new apartment. In the morning, as soon as she woke up, the wife looked out the window and saw a neighbor who was hanging out washed clothes to dry.

“Look at how dirty her laundry is,” she said to her husband. But he was reading the newspaper and did not pay any attention to it.

“She probably has bad soap, or she doesn’t know how to do laundry at all.” We should teach her.

So, every time the neighbor hung out the laundry, the wife was surprised at how dirty it was. One fine morning, looking out the window, she screamed:

- ABOUT! Today the laundry is clean! Probably learned how to do laundry!

“No,” said the husband, “I just got up early today and washed the window.”

In our lives, a lot depends on the window through which we look at what is happening. And before we criticize others, we need to make sure that our hearts and intentions are pure.

There is a good psychological exercise, Criticism using the formula + - +, master it and you will see how the world around you can change for the better!

Happiness

Three simple men were walking along the road on a summer day. They talked about their difficult life and sang songs. They hear that somewhere someone will forgive help, look into the hole, and there is happiness.

- I will fulfill any of your wishes! “Say what you want to get,” happiness turns to the first man. “I want a lot of money so that I don’t live in poverty for the rest of my days,” the man answers her. Happiness fulfilled his wish, and he went towards the village with a bag of money. “And you what do you want? - happiness turned to the second man. “Babu, I want all the girls to be more beautiful!”

Immediately the beauty appeared next to him, the man grabbed her, and also went to the village.

-What is your wish? - happiness asks the last man. “And what do you want?” - says the man. “I wish I could get out of the hole, good fellow,” said happiness timidly.

The man looked around, found a long log, and fortunately tilted it. He turned around and began to return to the village. Happiness quickly emerged and ran after him, accompanying him through life.

Wisdom of Confucius

Confucius did not do anything supernatural, but his teachings are the official Chinese religion, and thousands of temples dedicated to him were built not only in China. For twenty-five centuries, his compatriots have followed the path of Confucius, and his aphorisms about life with meaning are passed on from generation to generation.

What did he do to deserve such honors? He knew the world, himself, knew how to listen, and more importantly, hear people. His quotes about the meaning of life are heard from the lips of our contemporaries:

He created his own system of state structure. In his understanding, the wisdom of a ruler should be to instill in his subjects respect for traditional rituals that determine everything - the behavior of people in society and family, the way they think.

He believed that the ruler must, first of all, respect traditions, and accordingly the people will respect them. Only with this approach to governance can violence be avoided. And this man lived more than fifteen centuries ago.

Catchphrases of Confucius

“Teach only someone who, having known one corner of the square, can imagine the other three.” Confucius spoke such aphorisms about life with meaning only to those who wanted to hear him.

Not being an important person, he could not convey his teachings to the rulers, but he did not give up and began to teach those who wanted to learn. He taught all his students, and there were up to three thousand of them, according to the ancient Chinese principle: “Do not share origins.”

His smart sayings about the meaning of life: “I’m not upset if people don’t understand me, I’m upset if I don’t understand people”, “Sometimes we see a lot, but we don’t notice the main thing” and thousands of his other smart sayings were included by his students in the book “Conversations” and judgments."

These works became central to Confucianism. He is revered as the first teacher of humanity, his statements about the meaning of life are paraphrased and quoted by philosophers from different countries.

Short parables of the sages about the meaning of life.

Fan Ho (c)

The master walks down the street and whispers “How beautiful you are, life!” A shopkeeper heard him and was indignant: “What’s so beautiful? From dawn to dusk it’s all work, I won’t marry my daughter, my son is a fool, my wife is grumpy and ugly. I don’t want to wake up in the morning.” The master answered him, “Yes, you’re right. Your life is terrible.” Parables on the meaning of life are always in demand. Philosophical questions about the value of life have tormented humanity for many centuries. How can we avoid the feeling of meaninglessness in our lives? These questions are answered by parables from various philosophical and religious teachings. But short and laconic parables are always especially loved by readers.

A success story or a parable about how important dreams are in life.

Gilbert Kaplan was a journalist, and at the age of 25 he founded his own magazine. For fifteen years, his magazine Institutional Investor

became one of the leading business publications and was published in huge circulation.

But suddenly, at the age of 40, Gilbert Kaplan sells his business. What happened?

The thing is that one day he heard Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony.

Gustav Mahler is an Austrian composer who, in 1895, created a rather complex piece of music called Symphony No. 2 or “Resurrection.”

Mahler's music delighted Gilbert! It seemed that feelings had awakened in him that had been dormant for a very long time, and he did not even know about their existence. But it seemed to him that not a single conductor could present Mahler the way he deserved.

Gilbert Kaplan sold his magazine for $72 million and decided to become a conductor and show the world the magnificence of Mahler.

Experts were sure that this was the stupidest idea. At that age it is impossible to become a conductor. Friends laughed at Kaplan's ridiculous idea. After all, Kaplan had never conducted or played a musical instrument before.

But, in spite of everything, Kaplan began to study to become a conductor.

And just two years later his dream came true!

Don't shed your tears in vain

One day, an old but very wise lecturer, reading yet another scientific work, suddenly stopped. Taking a liberating pose, he heard from the back desks:

— Professor, share with us your resilience and wisdom. How do you restrain your emotions, because each of us knows how difficult it is for you.

Instead, the lecturer began to tell a long and colorful joke, and everyone sitting, without exception, laughed. When the audience fell silent, he told the same story again, but only a few smiled. The others had a question on their faces that hung in the air. Repeating itself for the third time, the silent scene dragged on for a long time. No one in the audience even smiled; on the contrary, everyone was in a suspended and incomprehensible state.

- Guys, why couldn’t you laugh at my joke three times? You are sad every day over the same problem.

The professor smiled, and everyone sitting in the audience thought about their lives.

Let's turn to the sages for an explanation

Now we are ready to blame anyone for our troubles, in our sleeping consciousness.
The government, education, society, everyone is to blame except ourselves. We complain about life, but at the same time we look for values ​​where, in principle, they cannot exist: in the acquisition of a new car, expensive clothes, jewelry and all human material goods.

We forget about our essence, about our purpose in our world, and most importantly, we forget about what the sages tried to convey to the souls of people in ancient times. Their meaningful phrases about life today could not be more relevant, they have not been forgotten, but they are not perceived by everyone, and not everyone is imbued with them.

Carlyle once said: “My wealth is in what I do, not in what I have.” Isn't this statement worth thinking about? Doesn’t these words contain the deep meaning of our existence? There are many such beautiful sayings that are worth our attention, but do we hear them? These are not just quotes from great people, they are a call to awakening, to action, to living with meaning.

How to become happy

The Parable of the Nail Marks

One boy had a very bad character. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he offended someone, he should hammer one nail into the fence. On the first day the boy hammered thirty-seven nails. In the following days, as he began to learn to control his anger, he began to hammer in fewer and fewer nails. He made the discovery that it was easier to restrain himself than to hammer a nail in later. The day came when he was able to completely control his temper during that day. His father said that now for every day that he managed to restrain himself, let him pull out one nail from the fence. Days passed, and then one day there was not a single nail left in the door. The father took his son by the hand, led him to the fence and said: “It’s clear, son, that you worked hard, but look how many holes are left in the tree. It will never be the same again." Moral: Every time you hurt someone, it leaves a scar. You can say something bad to someone and then take it back, but the scars will remain forever. Let us be careful when we say anything.

Fate

One fine day, a wise wanderer came to the outskirts of a small town. He settled in a small hotel and every day received many people who were lost in their own lives.

One young man spent a long time looking for an answer to his fate in books, visiting many elders. Some advised going with the flow, avoiding encounters with problems and troubles. Others, on the contrary, said that swimming against the current means gaining strength, finding yourself. He decided to try his luck and listen to the advice of this old man. Entering the room, the young man saw a man who was looking for something in the chest. He turned around for a moment and pointed with his hand at the chair standing by the table.

“Tell me what’s bothering you, I’ll listen and give you some advice.”

The young man told him about visiting other sages, reading books and giving advice.

- Go with the flow or against it? - he said at the end of the story. - Forgive me, well done, I probably listened due to my old age and deafness. Where do you want to go? — without looking up from his work, the wanderer asked.

A meaningless life

All humanity has one natural quality, which determines the desire to find meaning in everything and, in particular, life itself; for many, this quality wanders in their subconscious, and their own aspirations do not have a clear formulation. And if their actions are meaningless, then the quality of life is zero.

A person without a goal becomes vulnerable and irritable; he perceives the slightest difficulties with wild fear. The result of this state is the same - a person becomes easy to manage, his talents, abilities, individuality and potential gradually come to an end.

A person puts his destiny at the disposal of other people who benefit from his weak character. And a person begins to accept someone else’s worldview as his own, and automatically he becomes driven, irresponsible, blind and deaf to the pain of his loved ones, senselessly trying to earn authority among those who use him.