One should not ask for more than what he is entitled to. In case we attempt getting more from another person—it is sure that some other person will take away that or more than that from us. I learnt this after reading this story .
Premprakash was a magistrate who lived a hundred years ago. He was famed for the fairness of his judgments. One day, while the magistrate was walking through the market he saw a crowd outside a poultry shop. On inquiring what the matter was, he learnt that a peasant had accidentally dropped a heavy sack on a chicken, crushing it to death. The chicken was small, worthy only about five coins, but the owner of the shop had caught the peasant by his throat and was demanding a hundred. His argument was that the chicken would have grown into a plump bird in another two years and then it would have fetched him the amount he was asking for.
Somebody recognized the magistrate and everybody made way for him. ‘Judge our case, My Lord,’ said the owner of the chicken, letting go of the peasant and bowing obsequiously to the magistrate. ‘This man, through his carelessness, has caused the death of a chicken that would have fetched me a hundred coins in another two years!’ Fear had made the peasant’s speech incoherent. Nobody could understand what he was saying. ‘The price put on the chicken is hundred coins,’ said the magistrate to the peasant. ‘I advise you to pay.’ There was a gasp from the crowd. Everybody had expected the magistrate to rule in the peasant’s favour as he was penniless. The owner of the chicken was overjoyed. ‘They said you were fair in your judgments. My Lord,’ he said, nibbling his hands in glee, ‘now I can say there is no one fairer than you.’ The law is always fair,’ smiled the magistrate. ‘Tell me how much grain does a chicken eat in a, ‘About half a sack,’ said the poultry shop owner. ‘So in two years the chicken who died would have eaten the whole sack of grain,’ said Premprakash. `Please give the sack of grain you have saved to this man.’ The owner turned pale. A sack of grain would cost more than hundred coins. Cowed by the jeers of the crowd, he declared he would not take any money from the peasant, and retreated into the safety of his shop.”
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yea dont ask for more than what you need, but sure dont stop and keep growing your work, your happy life, your money, your friends, some things you need more than what you have, and its good to have more but not to be greedy, i mean greediness will destroy what ever you did good in life
A wise judgement from the magistrate. There are many people who have the nature of the peasant and want to take advantage of others misery. Unfortunately they succeed many a times and that is what emboldens them to carry out their habit to great heights of perfection further. This will trouble many people who happen to be such peoples victims. But karma also plays a role.
People like the peasant usually suffer very badly when they grow old, or their would not be anyone to take care of them. It may also me that his own children may throw him out of his own house in old age when he is infirm and unwell. Whatever it is such people will be caught by karma if not in this lifetime the next birth. Such is karma. Thanks for the share.