Moral-Tale

In one of the famous telecommunications companies, a man named Michael worked. Michael was a smiling man, the type who always used to smile at life and look at the bright side in it. Michael always advised his colleagues at the company to look at everything positive in life so they would enjoy it. Once, one of the company’s employees went up to his office and asked him how he could be positive all the time. Michael said to him: When I wake up every morning, I tell myself you have two choices today: either to be in a good mood or in a bad one, and I always choose the good mood. ...

In one of the large companies that announced a job opening for a manager position, a young man named Karl applied for work. This young man was able to pass all the written exams successfully and also the group interview that was held for all applicants. He began preparing for the final interview with the company director. When the young man entered to interview the company director, the director welcomed him and said to him: Please sit, Master Karl. Then the director began looking at his resume and examining it carefully. It was truly good, for the director saw that the young man had done excellent work throughout his academic life. The director began looking at him with interest and asking him: Did you receive any scholarship at your school or college? ...

In a beautiful town in Bihar state in India, there lived a very rich man named Galib. He possessed a lot of wonderful wealth that God had granted him, so he lived in luxury and richness like no other. Galib used to always boast of his wealth and what he possessed in front of his friends and relatives. He often spoke arrogantly and proudly to everyone. His son Komal was studying at that time in a place far from Bihar state. During the mid-year holiday vacation, Komal returned to his home to spend the holiday with his family. The rich father wanted his son to know the size of his wealth and make him realize that their life is the pinnacle of luxury and comfort, unlike the poor who always suffer. ...

Long ago, there was a beautiful city called the City of Justice. The reason for its name was that its ruler was a king characterized by justice and was keen on equality among all his people. One day, one of his ministers went to him, sat with him, and began talking to him about the way he could spread love and equality among people. Here, the minister suggested that the king hang a huge bell in the city, through which the people could pull the rope and ring the bell, so the ruler would know that one of his subjects had been subjected to injustice. He would send someone to help the oppressed recover his rights and remove the injustice he had been subjected to. ...

There was a poor boy named Kevin who worked as a traveling products seller at homes in addition to his studies, so that he could complete the necessary expenses to finish his studies. Once, while this little boy was wandering between one house and another, he felt extreme hunger and could no longer take one more step. He thought about knocking on the first door he passed and asking its owners for food. Indeed, the boy headed shyly and knocked on the door. A beautiful girl opened it for him. After a little hesitation, he asked her for a cup of water despite his extreme hunger. The little girl noticed his condition and saw hunger in his eyes. ...

In ancient times, there was an evil princess, ugly in appearance, wicked in character. She would hate people, rebuke them, mock them, and belittle them. Everyone who knew her and feared her served her because of the evilness of her nature. She had servants and maidens who would cheat people repeatedly, then return to her with their news and secrets. Whenever she heard what was discussed about her, her heart would burn with malice and she would rage terribly, so that no one would dare approach her or look at her face. ...

Frequently, we fight over small matters that do not deserve the struggle. With the passage of time, they grow and take a larger space than they deserve. The matter that makes its resolution an affair not easy, and thus we must try to find solutions before the problem intensifies and worsens. Perhaps the best solution can be in changing that perspective with which we look at the problem. Once there lived in one of the distant villages two neighboring brothers. The older was named Jamīl and the younger was named Jāksūn. The two were accustomed to living in love and happiness with each other’s company. Each of them possessed a farm with the other’s help. For forty years, the brothers lived in happiness and peace, exchanging agricultural labor and tasks and trade. ...

In one of the distant villages in India, there lived a small boy named Chandrā with his small family. His father had married another woman after his mother’s death, and the village at that time was suffering from the scarcity of waters, to the extent that all people in the village were going to a distant water well to bring water from there. The small boy would wake every morning to obtain water from that distant place for himself and for his family. The task of bringing water was heavy upon him because of the length of the road and its difficulty, where he would go alone every morning and return. ...

Contentment is one of the most important blessings God has granted us. It makes you feel that you are always in God’s care, and you covet what you do not possess. This, in turn, makes a person good-natured, generous with affection and friendship. The person who is content with God’s blessings upon him and looks at them with a look of contentment and satisfaction cannot ever envy anyone, or harbor malice toward those around him in anything. Consequently, God protects him from the malice of the envious and the spiteful. In addition, it is worship and drawing near to God. ...

In one of the small cities spread throughout India, there lived a goldsmith named Jifar with his family, living a simple, tranquil life. This goldsmith was very skilled in making antique necklaces and confirming their authenticity. He had been working since his childhood in a large shop for the making of precious necklaces. But his circumstances changed with his family after he died in a severe accident while returning from his work. The family found itself in a great financial predicament due to his absence. He died at a young age without being able to gather the wealth that guaranteed them a dignified life. ...