Once, a king was taking a tour of his kingdom with his minister. As he passed by a shop, he said to his minister, “I do not get good vibes from this shop.” The minister was surprised. So, he went inside the shop in disguise. He asked the shopkeeper, “How is your business?” The shopkeeper, a sandalwood merchant, replied, “Not good! Hardly does anyone buy sandalwood. I only hope the king dies soon. Then there would be a huge demand for sandalwood for performing his last rites.” The minister was shocked to hear this. He realised that the shopkeeper was full of negativity. So, he bought some sandalwood from the shopkeeper and gave it to the king saying it was a gift from the shopkeeper. The happy king sent some gold coins to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper was ecstatic. The next time the king came near the shop, he felt positive vibrations for the shopkeeper and was happy.
Moral: One good deserves another.
The Shopkeeper and the King
