THE THREE 'VITAL BONES' OF A RESPONSIBLE LIFE..

A father had 4 sons..

“Dad, the shop man gave me a 50 Rupee Note extra by mistake. What should I do?"

Asked the 3rd son one day..

• “You didn't take it from him and he only gave it you. Also, he'll not remember that. Have the extra with you and that is the right way!”

Asserted the dad. All agreed to that except the last son..

• “Dad, we can simply return that 50 Rupee note to the shop man. Why to retain this extra knowingly well that it doesn't belong to us?”

Asked the last son. The dad was silent..

The wishbone of honesty was seen working strong in the last son..

“Dad, this 100 Rupee note was found on the road. What should I do?”

Asked the 2nd son on another day..

• “You found it, you don't know the owner to give it back and the owner doesn't know you to ask for it.. Have the extra with you and that is the right way!”

Asserted the dad.. Again all agreed to that except the last son..

• “Dad, if we don't know the owner, we can equally donate the same for a Cause. Why to retain this extra with us knowingly well that it doesn't belong to us?”

Asked the last son.. The dad was silent..

The backbone of determination to live thru' hard work was strongly established in the last son by then..

Soon the children grew up, the eldest got into a job and others were doing their graduation..

One day, the eldest was preparing his Travel Claim at home to submit the same in his Office the next day for the Official Travel he made a week back..

"The authorities do not question on how I actually spent on each rupee.. Need I to give all details of my expenses or approximate there?"

Asked the eldest son..

• “You can just manage all these small bills. A few rupees of extra claim here and there, no one will check. Have the extra with you and that is the right way!”

Asserted the dad.. All agreed to that except the last son

• “Dad, we have to claim the reimbursement honestly.. Why to retain this extra with us knowingly well that it doesn't belong to us?”

Asked the last son.. The dad was silent..

The funny bone of taking up the ups and down of life made a beginning in him as the determination of facing odds not leaving the responsibilities established in the last son to the root..

Time move on.. Days passed into weeks, months and years. All sons were well settled with their own work and family responsibilities. The father had become old..

The 3 elder sons continuously expected ‘Extras’ from their father apart their own earnings, it never stopped and the father was helpless. But the last one was an exception there..

When asked by father for his unique behavior, the last son smiled and said..

• "Dad, you only asked my brothers to make ‘Extras’ when they were young and now they are actively into their habit of making extras everywhere including from you..

• I was never interested in those ‘Extras’ at anytime as I understood that they never belonged to me, instead I was ready to do extra in the situation and here, my habit too, continues!"

At the back of his wishbone, backbone and funnybone helping out to the best in the sacred task taken up!

The Post is edited and modifies in line with this week's IndiSpire PromptTo succeed in life you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone - Reba Mc Entire - Can you relate to this quote? #ThreeBones

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