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Moral Stories 31 to 35
'THE 99 CLUB'
Once upon a time, there lived a King who, despite his luxurious
lifestyle, was neither
happy nor content.
One day, the King came upon a servant who was singing happily
while he worked.
This fascinated the King: Why was he, the supreme ruler of the
land, unhappy and
gloomy, while a servant had so much joy in his heart?
The King asked the man, "Why are you so happy?"
He replied, "Your Majesty, I am nothing but a servant, but, my
family and I don't
need too much - just a roof over our heads and food to fill
ourselves."
Later in the day, the King sought the advice of his most trusted
advisor. After hearing
the King's woes and the servant's story, the advisor declared,
"Your Majesty, I believe
that the servant has not been made part of The 99 Club."
"The 99 Club? And, what exactly is that?" the King enquired.
The advisor replied, "Your Majesty, to truly know what The 99
Club is, place 99 gold
coins in a bag and leave it at this servant's doorstep."
This was done. When the servant saw the bag, he took it into his
house. When he
opened it, he let out a great shout of joy ... so many gold
coins! He began to count
them. After several times, he was at last convinced that there
were 99 coins. He
wondered, "What could have happened to that last gold coin?
Surely, no one would
leave 99 coins!" He looked everywhere he could, but, that final
coin was not to be
found. Finally, exhausted, he decided that he was going to have
to work harder than
ever to earn that gold coin and complete his collection.
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From that day, the servant's life was changed. He was
overworked, grumbled a lot
and scolded his family for not helping him make that 100th gold
coin. He stopped
singing while he worked.
Witnessing this drastic transformation, the King was puzzled.
When he sought his
advisor's help, the advisor concluded, "Your Majesty, the
servant has now officially
joined The 99 Club." He continued, "The 99 Club is a name given
to those people who
have enough to be happy, but, are never contented, because they
are always yearning
and striving for that extra 1 to round it out to 100!
We can be happy, even with very little in our lives, but the
minute we are given
something bigger and better, we want even more! We lose our
sleep and
our happiness. We even hurt the people around us. All these are
as a price for
our growing needs and desires. That's what joining The 99 Club
is all about."
Note: Hopefully, we can avoid being members of that club!
Dr.Ashok Pagrut
BA,MB,Ayurvedacharya.
D.Ortho.BOM, M.S.Orth.BOM
ORTHOPAEDIC AND HAND SURGEON
DR.PAGRUT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL
Sahdev,Vishal Nagar
Mith Chouki,Marve Road.
MALAD-W
MUMBAI. 400 064
Tel: 2882 7447, 2881 3376 Mobile : 98200 39586
[email protected]
[email protected]
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From: "tanvee kulkarni" To: "sm vaidya" Subject: Fw: Credit
Defaulters.... Date: Sunday, July 27, 2008 6:45 PM From:
[email protected] Subject: Credit Defaulters.... To:
[email protected], Date: Tuesday, 22 July, 2008, 8:57 AM Rajiv
and Mona are flying to Australia for a two-week vacation to
celebrate their 40th anniversary. Suddenly, over the public address
system, the Captain announces, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, I am afraid I
have some very bad news. Our engines have ceased functioning and we
will attempt an emergency landing. Luckily, I see an uncharted
island below us and we should be able to land on the beach.
However, the odds are that we may never be rescued and will have to
live on the island for the rest of our lives!' Thanks to the skill
of the flight crew, the plane lands safely on the island. An hour
later Rajiv turns to his wife and asks, 'Mona, did we pay our
deposit cheque to ICICI Bank?' 'No, sweetheart,' she responds.
Rajiv, still shaken from the crash landing, then asks, 'Mona, did
we pay our ICICI Bank Master Card balance yet?' 'Oh no! I'm sorry.
I forgot to send the cheque,' she says. 'One last thing, Mona. Did
you remember to send cheques for the ICICI Auto loan this month?'
he asks. 'Oh, forgive me, Rajiv,' begged Mona. 'I didn't send that
one, either.' Rajiv grabs her and gives her the biggest hug in 40
years. Mona pulls away and asks him, 'So, why did you hug me?'
Rajiv answers, 'They'll find us!' Thanks, Best Regards, Uday Sawant
Asst. Manager - Technical Service.
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kamlesh Date: Sat,
Aug 23, 2008 at 10:10 AM Subject: [Fwd: [Fwd: Fw: [Fwd: Especially
for Dear ones...!!]]] To: Sudhir Vaidya
Especially for Dear ones...!! An elderly man in Mumbai calls his
son in New York and says, 'I hate to ruin your day son, but I have
to tell you that your mother and I are getting a divorce; 35 years
of marriage... and that much misery is enough!' 'Dad, what are you
talking about?' the son screams. 'We can't stand the sight of each
other any longer,' the old man says. 'We're sick of each other, and
I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister in Hong
Kong and tell her!' Frantic, the son calls his sister, who explodes
on the phone. 'Like heck they're getting divorced,' she shouts,
'I'll take care of this.' She calls Mumbai immediately, and screams
at the old man, 'You are not getting divorced. Don't do a single
thing until I get there. I'm calling my brother back, and we'll
both be there tomorrow. Until then, don't do a thing, DO YOU
HEAR??' and she hangs up. The old man hangs up his phone and turns
to his wife. 'Okay', he says, 'It's all set. They're both coming
for Diwali and paying their own airfare!!' MORAL: No man / woman is
busy in this world all 365 days. The sky is not going to fall down
if you take few days LEAVE and meet your dear ones. OFFICE WORK IS
NOT EVERYTHING IN LIFE and MONEY MAKING IS NOT EVERYTHING IN LIFE.
AFTER ALL WE WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S DREAM. YOU ARE EVERYTHING FOR
SOMEONE.
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Thanks & Regards, SUNIT HODAWADEKAR | JSW Steel Ltd. |
Mumbai Sr. System Analyst | IT Office: + 91 22 23513000 (Board)
Ext: 228 + 91 22 66208228 (Direct) Mobile: +91 9819424887
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Shailendra Naravane
Date: Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 1:11 PM Subject: FW: 7%.... To: Sudhir
Vaidya
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When Lord Shiva created the world, He was thinking of you. It's
estimated 93% won't forward this. If you are one of the 7% who
will, forward this with the title '7%'. I'm in the 7% Remember that
I will always share my spoon with! you. S. G. NARAVANE DY MATERIALS
MANAGER (T&C)
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How Business is done.
Father: I want you to marry a girl of my choice
Son: "I will choose my own bride!"
Father: "But the girl is Bill Gates's daughter."
Son: "Well, in that case...ok"
Next Father approaches Bill Gates.
Father: "I have a husband for your daughter."
Bill Gates: "But my daughter is too young to marry!"
Father: "But this young man is a vice-president of the World
Bank."
Bill Gates: "Ah, in that case...ok"
Finally Father goes to see the president of the World Bank.
Father: "I have a young man to be recommended as a
vice-president."
President: "But I already have more vice- presidents than I
need!"
Father: "But this young man is Bill Gates's son-in-law."
President: "Ah, in that case...ok"
This is how business is done!!
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