A Father learns A Lesson from His Son:
Velan was a carpenter. He was living in a
village. His mother dies a long time back. His
aged father, Kuppan, lived with Velan. Kuppan was very weak. He could not even walk well.He was so weak. It was because Velan did not give him enough food. He had given his father a small earthen plate. Even a small quantity
of rice in the plate appeared to be much.
Velan was a bad man. He was a drunkard
also. After taking drinks, he abused his father
badly.
Velan had a son. His name is Muthu. Muthu was just ten years old. He was a very good boy. He loved his grandfather. He had great
respect for his grandfather. He did not like his
father's attitude and character, because his
father was treating his grandfather cruelly.
One day Kuppan was eating his food out of earthen plate that his son had given to him.The earthen plate fell down. The plate broke into pieces. The food also fell on the floor.
Velan was working at the other end of the
room. He saw the broken plate. He was very
angry with his father and used very harsh
words to abuse his father. The old man felt
bad about what happened. He was sorry for his mistake. Velan's words wounded him very deeply.
Velan's son, Muthu, saw this. He did not
like his father. His father was ill-treating his grandfather. He was afraid to speak against his father. He was sad about his grandfather.But he was not powerful to stand in support of his grandfather.
The next day Muthu took some of his father's
carpentry tools and a piece of wood. He
worked with the tools to make a wooden
plate. His father saw him working.
"What are you making, Muthu?" he asked.
"I am making a wooden plate!" replied Muthu.
"A wooden plate! What for?" asked his father.
"I am making it for you, father. When you
grow old, like my grandfather, you wil need
a plate for food. A plate made from earth
mat break very easily. Then I may scold you
severely. So, I want to give you a wooden
plate. It may not break so easily."
The carpenter was shocked to hear this. Only
now he realized his mistake. His father was
kind to Velan He had looked after Velan very
well. Now, he was old. Velan was treating
his father severely. Velan was now very
sad about his own behavior. He realized his
mistakes. He then became a different person.
From that day, Velan treated his father with
great respect. He gave up drinking too. Velan
learnt a lesson from his own son.
You should honor your parents at all times. It
is your duty. It brings you their blessings.
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