Once, a man saw a labourer working hard. The man asked him, “It must be really tough working like this?” The labourer misunderstood the question and replied, “I work for Mr. Green.” The man smiled and said, “Oh! Don’t worry! You can suddenly get famous when you are not expecting it. Today you are poor and unknown. Tomorrow you could be famous.” The labourer replied, “Good name and big deeds mean nothing to me. I just do my work honestly and am paid for it. Then, I go home and eat a simple meal with my family and sleep peacefully.” The man said, “But, it is more important to do big deeds, get famous and get more money.” “But do you spend time with your family? Are you happy?” the labourer asked. The man replied, “I do not get any time for that.”
The Simple Labourer
