Once a king desired anyone who had seen God in his lifetime be brought before him. After some time a very old woman was brought before the king. The king asked her, “Did you see God yourself?” She said, “Yes.” Then the king asked her if she remembered any narration from Him. Then she replied, “When old age comes two things become young-one is hope and the other is greed.” The king thanked her and gave her one hundred dinars. The woman thanked the king and went away. Half the way some thought passed through her mind and she desired to be brought before the king once more. When again she was brought, the king asked, “Why did you come back?” She said, “I just came to inquire whether the monies you gave me were once for all or is it to continue every year?” The king thought, ‘How true God’s words are!’ She had hope of life even now and she had greed for money too. The king said, “Don’t worry; you will be paid every year.” She was taken a back but on the way she breathed her last.
Moral : Too much greed leads to one’s downfall.
