A long time ago, there were two neighbours. One was extremely rich while the other was extremely poor. But while the poor neighbour slept without care, the rich neighbour could hardly sleep, for he was always worried that his wealth might be stolen. One day, the rich neighbour thought of helping his poor neighbour. So, he went to him and said, “I wish to help you. Take this pot of money.” The poor neighbour was ecstatic. He could not believe his eyes. He had tears of joy in his eyes and said, “Thank you for your generosity.” Later, as night fell, the poor neighbour lay down to sleep. But strangely, he could not sleep. He kept worrying about the pot of money. When day dawned, he returned the pot to the rich neighbour saying, “I could not sleep the whole night because of this. I value my peace more than anything else.”
Moral: Money is not everything.
The Poor Man and the Rich Man
