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really interesting story from Speaking Tree.

Nobody legally actually knows which


investment will rock. The best you can do is keep investing and wait for your time.
The Story

Pic Courtesy: Practice makes you Performer


Farmers begged for clemency from Lord Indra, who then said, Rain will be possible only if
Lord Shiva plays his Damru, but he secretly requested Lord Shiva not to agree to these
Farmers & when Farmers reached Lord Shiva he repeated the same thing that he will play
Damru after 12 years.
Disappointed Farmers decided to wait till 12 years but one Farmer regularly was digging
treating & putting manure in the soil & sowing the seeds even with no crop emerging.
Other Farmers were making fun of that Farmer. After 3 years all Farmers asked that Farmer
why are you wasting your time n energy when you know that rains will not come before 12
years.
*He replied " I know that crop won't come out but I'm doing it as a matter of "practice". After
12 years I will forget the process of growing crops n working in the field so I must keep it
doing so that I'm fit to produce the crop, the moment there is rain after 12 years.*
Hearing his argument Goddess Parvati praised his version before Lord Shiva & said You
may also lose the practice of playing the Damru after 12 years.
The innocent Lord Shiva in his anxiety just tried to play the Damru, if he could, and hearing
the sound of Damru immediately there was rain n the farmer who was regularly working in
the field got his crop emerged immediately and others were disappointed.
Debriefing of this story-
*The game is won during the practice, not during the performance. If you are waiting for the
good opportunity before you start practicing, then you have lost the race.*
*"Practice is boring but that's what makes our performance interesting"*

The King's Highway


Once upon a time, a king had a great highway built for the people who lived in his
kingdom. After it was completed, but before it was opened to the public, the king
decided to have a contest.

He invited as many of his subjects as desired to participate. The challenge was to see
who could travel the highway the best, and the winner was to receive a box of gold.

On the day of the contest, all the people came. Some of them had fine chariots, some
had fine clothing and fancy food to make the trip a luxurious journey.
Some wore their sturdiest shoes and ran along the highway on their feet to show their
skill. All day they traveled the highway, and each one, when he arrived at the end,
complained to the king about a large pile of rocks and debris that had been left almost
blocking the road at one point, and that got in their way and hindered their travel.

At the end of the day, a lone traveler crossed the finish line warily and walked over to
the king. He was tired and dirty, but he addressed the king with great respect and
handed him a small chest of gold. He said, "I stopped along the way to clear a pile of
rocks and debris that was blocking the road. This chest of gold was under it all. Please
have it returned to its rightful owner."

The king replied, "You are the rightful owner."

"Oh no," said the traveler, "This is not mine. I've never known such money."

"Oh yes," said the king, "you've earned this gold, for you won my contest."

"He who travels the road best is he who makes the road better for those who will
follow."

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