a short story about the old wise man (the old wise man| kids stories | moral story). this story teaches us to look out for bad habits in our self and uproot them as soon as possible
Old Wise Man
one fine day a wealthy man brought his son to an old scholar to guide him to the good path,
the scholar agrees and took the young boy on a stroll across a small sapling, the scholar asked the boy to put it out, the boy did it easily
next,
the scholar ask him to pull out a slightly bigger plant, the boy did so but it took a little more effort. then it had taken to pul out a sapling pointing to a bush.
then scholar asks the boy to pull that out a bigger one the boy has to use all his strength in order to obey his teacher.
finally asked the boy to pull out a tree.
the boy grasped the trunk and try tired with all his might but all in vain.
The Scholars smile and said it is with bad habits it is easier to uproot them at the starting age but once they take hold, they cannot be pulled out however hard you try.
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