IINI

Name: Aprilyn T. Batayo BSA-III

Creative Story:
When the two servants received the talents from their lord, they immediately think of ways
where they can invest their talents. They search for a company or an entity where they can invest
their talents through purchasing shares of stocks. They make sure that their investment is safe
and will give them a high return by choosing the best company they can find. They search for a
company that has good name and brand. They also assess the risks on investing in that company
and later on after thorough assessment and evaluation they choose the best company. The two
servants invested in equity securities through FVPL. After years of waiting, the talents they have
invested incurred gains and it was given to them. The two servants were very happy because they
made the right choice.

Advice to the servant who hid the money:

I know that the servant learned his lesson also. So, next time, he must be like the other servant
who traded his talents. He must make sure that instead of hiding his talents, he must invest it so
that he can have gains also or he can even double the amount of his talents through it. Also, it is
important to take the risk and remember that, the higher the risk, the higher the return. You may
risk everything and will feel worried but if you receive returns out from it, for sure it will satisfy
you too.

Lesson of the Story:

Just like this parable, God wants us to invest too. He doesn’t want us to be lazy. He wants us to
make efforts and want us to work hard in order to have that reward from Him. He doesn’t want
us to just wait for His mercy doing nothing. It has been said,” A man has to work to gain mercy
from God”. Also, we must learn how to take the risk because if we know that we can have gain
out from it, then it is also good to invest. Instead of hiding our money in our house or in our
pockets, it is wise to invest it in businesses or in banks. Through that, our money will grow and
we can benefit from it. I have learned also in one of my class regarding money and it says that
we must let money work for us and not we work for money. Therefore, when we talk about
money, effort and knowledge are best when combined.